10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 29, 2019

OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 001-38250

FAT Brands Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	82-1302696
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9720 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(310) 319-1850

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	FAT	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	[  ]	Accelerated filer	[  ]
Non-accelerated filer	[X]	Smaller reporting company	[X]
Emerging growth company	[X]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes [  ] No [X]

As of November 6, 2019, there were 11,843,907 shares of common stock outstanding.

FAT BRANDS INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

September 29, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
	FAT Brands Inc. and Subsidiaries:
	Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	30
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	38
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	38
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	39
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	39
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	40
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	40
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	40
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	40
Item 5.	Other Information	40
Item 6.	Exhibits	41
SIGNATURES		42

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

FAT BRANDS INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands, except share data)

	September 29, 2019			December 30, 2018
	(Unaudited)			(Audited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash	$	311		$	653
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $609 and $595, respectively		5,121			1,779
Current portion of notes receivable, net of allowance of $37 and $37, respectively		255			65
Assets classified as held for sale		2,272			-
Other current assets		964			1,042
Total current assets		8,923			3,539
Notes receivable –net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $86 and $112, respectively		1,882			212
Due from affiliates		22,886			15,514
Deferred income taxes		2,159			2,236
Operating lease right of use assets		1,018			-
Goodwill		11,992			10,391
Other intangible assets, net		29,967			23,289
Other assets		755			2,779
Total assets	$	79,582		$	57,960
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	7,008		$	4,415
Accrued expenses		5,510			3,705
Accrued advertising		694			369
Accrued interest payable		1,255			2,250
Deferred income		907			1,076
Dividend payable on mandatorily redeemable preferred shares (includes amounts due to related parties of $111 and $42 as of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively)		1,083			391
Liabilities related to assets classified as held for sale		1,459			-
Current portion of operating lease liability		402			-
Current portion of long-term debt		24,383			15,400
Total current liabilities		42,701			27,606
Deferred income - noncurrent		5,469			6,621
Acquisition purchase price payable		4,373			3,497
Operating lease liability, net of current portion		639			-
Mandatorily redeemable preferred shares, net		14,239			14,191
Deferred dividend payable on mandatorily redeemable preferred shares (includes amounts due to related parties of $84 and $39 as of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively)		528			228
Long-term debt, net of current portion		5,472			-
Other liabilities		-			78
Total liabilities		73,421			52,221
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $.0001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 11,843,907 and 11,546,589 shares issued and outstanding at September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively		11,243			10,757
Accumulated deficit		(5,082	)		(5,018	)
Total stockholders’ equity		6,161			5,739
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	79,582		$	57,960

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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FAT BRANDS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
	September 29, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 29, 2019			September 30, 2018
Revenue
Royalties	$	3,937		$	3,370		$	11,064		$	8,802
Franchise fees		1,272			1,343			2,578			2,041
Store opening fees		109			100			398			205
Advertising fees		1,151			1,038			3,159			2,264
Management fees and other income		15			13			54			45
Total revenue		6,484			5,864			17,253			13,357
Costs and expenses
Compensation expense		1,637			1,495			4,860			4,285
Professional fees expense		787			513			1,833			1,071
Public company expense		280			198			829			679
Advertising expense		1,151			1,038			3,159			2,264
Refranchising (gain)		(902	)		-			(851	)		-
Other		460			511			1,184			1,181
Total costs and expenses		3,413			3,755			11,014			9,480
Income from operations		3,071			2,109			6,239			3,877
Other expense, net
Interest expense, net		(1,544	)		(991	)		(4,064	)		(1,427	)
Interest expense related to mandatorily redeemable preferred shares		(431	)		(437	)		(1,293	)		(515	)
Depreciation and amortization		(258	)		(120	)		(536	)		(193	)
Other expense, net		(56	)		(352	)		(157	)		(355	)
Total other expense, net		(2,289	)		(1,900	)		(6,050	)		(2,490	)
Income before provision for income taxes (benefit)		782			209			189			1,387
Provision for income taxes (benefit)		(372	)		199			253			495
Net income (loss)	$	1,154		$	10		$	(64	)	$	892
Basic income (loss) per common share	$	0.10		$	0.00		$	(0.01	)	$	0.08
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		11,827,706			11,558,190			11,568,560			10,722,044
Diluted income (loss) per common share	$	0.10		$	0.00		$	(0.01	)	$	0.08
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		11,827,706			11,575,132			11,568,560			10,730,394
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.00		$	0.00		$	0.00		$	0.24

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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FAT BRANDS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(dollars in thousands, except share data)

Unaudited

For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019

	Common Stock
					Additional
			Par		paid-in						Accumulated
	Shares		value		capital			Total			deficit			Total
Balance at December 30, 2018		11,546,589	$	1	$	10,756		$	10,757		$	(5,018	)	$	5,739
Net loss		-		-		-			-			(64	)		(64	)
Common stock dividend		245,376		-		-			-			-			-
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares		-		-		(2	)		(2	)		-			(2	)
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable		51,942		-		270			270			-			270
Share-based compensation		-		-		218			218			-			218
Balance at September 29, 2019		11,843,907	$	1	$	11,242		$	11,243		$	(5,082	)	$	6,161

For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018

	Common Stock
	Shares		Par value		Additional paid-in capital			Total			Accumulated deficit			Total
Balance at December 31, 2017		10,000,000	$	1	$	2,621		$	2,622		$	(613	)	$	2,009
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers		-		-		-			-			(2,672	)		(2,672	)
Net income		-		-		-			-			892			892
Dividends on common stock		-		-		(2,551	)		(2,551	)		-			(2,551	)
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable		52,254		-		420			420			-			420
Issuance of common stock in payment of related party note		989,395		-		7,272			7,272			-			7,272
Issuance of common stock in lieu of dividend payable to Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc.		311,365		-		1,920			1,920			-			1,920
Issuance of warrants to purchase common stock		-		-		774			774			-			774
Stock offering costs		-		-		(50	)		(50	)					(50	)
Value of common stock beneficial conversion feature of Series A-1 Preferred Stock		-		-		90			90			-			90
Share-based compensation		-		-		370			370			-			370
Balance at September 30, 2018		11,353,014	$	1	$	10,866		$	10,867		$	(2,393	)	$	8,474

For the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019

	Common Stock
					Additional
			Par		paid-in				Accumulated
	Shares		value		capital		Total		deficit			Total
Balance at June 30, 2019		11,826,765	$	1	$	11,093	$	11,094	$	(6,236	)	$	4,858
Net income		-		-		-		-		1,154			1,154
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable		17,142		-		90		90		-			90
Share-based compensation		-		-		59		59		-			59
Balance at September 29, 2019		11,843,907	$	1	$	11,242	$	11,243	$	(5,082	)	$	6,161

For the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2018

	Common Stock
	Shares		Par value		Additional paid-in capital			Total			Accumulated deficit			Total
Balance at July 1, 2018		11,184,767	$	1	$	8,989		$	8,990		$	(2,403	)	$	6,587
Net income		-		-		-			-			10			10
Issuance of stock in lieu of director fees payable		10,482		-		90			90			-			90
Issuance of stock in lieu of dividend payable to Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc.		157,765		-		960			960			-			960
Stock offering costs		-		-		(50	)		(50	)					(50	)
Value of common stock beneficial conversion feature of Series A-1 Preferred Stock		-		-		90			90			-			90
Issuance of warrants to purchase common stock		-		-		662			662			-			662
Share-based compensation		-		-		125			125			-			125
Balance at September 30, 2018		11,353,014	$	1	$	10,866		$	10,867		$	(2,393	)	$	8,474

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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FAT BRANDS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in thousands)

For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

	Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 29, 2019			September 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss) income	$	(64	)	$	892
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operations:
Deferred income taxes		77			(22	)
Depreciation and amortization		535			193
Share-based compensation		218			370
Accretion of debt discount		1,718			413
Change in operating right of use assets		510			-
Gain on sale refranchised restaurants		(2,249	)		-
Accretion of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares		48			18
Accretion of purchase price liability		426			-
Recovery of bad debts		(91	)		-
Change in:					-
Accounts receivable		(731	)		(805	)
Trade notes receivable		21			64
Other current assets		59			(362	)
Accounts payable and accrued expense		3,375			1,033
Accrued advertising		80			(475	)
Accrued interest payable		(941	)		259
Deferred income		(2,129	)		(1,665	)
Dividend payable on mandatorily redeemable preferred shares		992			447
Other		(281	)		-
Total adjustments		1,637			(532	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,573			360
Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to property and equipment		(49	)		(139	)
Proceeds from sale of refranchised restaurants		1,710			-
Payments made in connection with acquisition, net		(2,332	)		(7,677	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(671	)		(7,816	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings and associated warrants, net of issuance costs		23,022			17,096
Issuance of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares and associated warrants		-			7,984
Repayments of borrowings		(16,500	)		(10,853	)
Change in due from affiliates		(7,371	)		(4,262	)
Change in operating lease liabilities		(287	)		-
Dividends		(2	)		(632	)
Other		(106	)		(50	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(1,244	)		9,283
Net (decrease) increase in cash		(342	)		1,827
Cash at beginning of period		653			32
Cash at end of period	$	311		$	1,859
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	4,576		$	1,551
Cash paid for income taxes	$	190		$	184
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:
Note payable to Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. converted to common and preferred stock	$	-		$	9,272
Dividends reinvested in common stock	$	-		$	1,920
Director fees converted to common stock	$	270		$	420
Income taxes payable adjusting amounts due from affiliates	$	211		$	74

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS

Organization and Nature of Business

FAT Brands Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on March 21, 2017 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc. (“FCCG”). On October 20, 2017, the Company completed an initial public offering and issued additional shares of common stock representing 20 percent of its ownership (the “Offering”). The Company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “FAT.” As of September 29, 2019, FCCG continues to control a significant voting majority of the Company.

The Company is a multi-brand franchisor specializing in fast casual and casual dining restaurant concepts around the world. As of September 29, 2019, the Company owns and franchises eight restaurant brands: Fatburger, Buffalo’s Cafe, Buffalo’s Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Ponderosa Steakhouses, Bonanza Steakhouses, Yalla Mediterranean and Elevation Burger. Combined, these brands have over 380 locations open and more than 200 under development.

The Company licenses the right to use its brand names and provides franchisees with operating procedures and methods of merchandising. Upon signing a franchise agreement, the franchisor is committed to provide training, some supervision and assistance, and access to operations manuals. As needed, the franchisor will also provide advice and written materials concerning techniques of managing and operating the restaurants.

Liquidity

The Company recognized income from operations of $3,071,000 and $2,109,000 during the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively, and $6,239,000 and $3,877,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. Despite the profitability of the brands and their operations, the Company recognized net income of $1,154,000 and a net loss of $64,000 during the thirteen weeks and the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, respectively. The reduction in earnings is primarily due to:

● Higher net interest expense during 2019 as compared to the prior year periods related to higher debt balances which include our term loan debt that matures on June 30, 2020 (See Note 11); and

● Higher effective income tax rates during 2019 as compared to the prior year periods primarily due to the non-deductibility of dividends on the Company’s preferred stock. (See Note 9).

While the Company anticipates refinancing the term loan debt that matures on June 30, 2020 at a lower cost of capital prior to that date, if the Company is unable to obtain acceptable financing, its ability to fund the organic growth of the Company or to acquire additional restaurant concepts may be negatively impacted.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of operations – The Company operates its franchising business on a 52 or a 53 week calendar and the fiscal year ends on the last Sunday of December. Consistent with industry practice, the Company measures its stores’ performance based upon 7-day work weeks. Using the 52-week cycle ensures consistent weekly reporting for operations and ensures that each week has the same days, since certain days are more profitable than others. The use of this fiscal year means a 53rd week is added to the fiscal year every 5 or 6 years. In a 52-week year, all four quarters are comprised of 13 weeks. In a 53-week year, one extra week is added to the fourth quarter. Both the fiscal year 2019 and the fiscal year 2018 consist of 52 weeks.

Principles of consolidation – The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries: Fatburger North America, Inc. (“Fatburger”); Buffalo’s Franchise Concepts, Inc. (“Buffalo’s”); Ponderosa Franchising Company, Bonanza Restaurant Company, Ponderosa International Development, Inc. and Puerto Rico Ponderosa, Inc. (collectively, “Ponderosa”); Hurricane AMT, LLC (“Hurricane”); Yalla Mediterranean Franchising Company, LLC and Yalla Acquisition, LLC (collectively, the “Yalla Business”) and EB Franchises, LLC (“Elevation Burger”).

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The accounts of Hurricane have been consolidated since its acquisition by the Company on July 3, 2018. The accounts of the Yalla Business have been consolidated since December 3, 2018. The accounts of Elevation Burger have been consolidated since its acquisition on June 19, 2019. Intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements – The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the determination of fair values of certain financial instruments for which there is no active market, the allocation of basis between assets acquired, sold or retained, and valuation allowances for notes receivable and accounts receivable. Estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial statement reclassification – Certain account balances from prior periods have been reclassified in these consolidated financial statements to conform to current period classifications.

Cash - The Company’s cash is maintained at multiple financial institutions and from time to time the balances for one or more of its accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (“FDIC’s”) insured amount. Balances on interest bearing deposits at banks in the United States are insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per account. As of September 29, 2019, the Company had no accounts that exceeded the insured limit. As of December 30, 2018, the Company had one account with a balance that exceeded the insured limit.

Accounts receivable – Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and are stated net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the existing accounts receivable. The allowance is based on historical collection data and current franchisee information. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.

Trade notes receivable – Trade notes receivable are created when an agreement is reached to settle a delinquent franchisee receivable account and the entire balance is not immediately paid. Generally, trade notes receivable include personal guarantees from the franchisee. The notes are made for the shortest time frame negotiable and will generally carry an interest rate of 6% to 7.5%. Reserve amounts on the notes are established based on the likelihood of collection.

Assets classified as held for sale – Assets are classified as held for sale when the Company commits to a plan to sell the asset, the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition and an active program to locate a buyer at a reasonable price has been initiated. The sale of these assets is generally expected to be completed within one year. The combined assets are valued at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value, net of costs to sell and included as current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Assets classified as held for sale are not depreciated. However, interest attributable to the liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale and other related expenses continue to be accrued.

Goodwill and other intangible assets – Intangible assets are stated at the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and include goodwill, trademarks, and franchise agreements. Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, such as trademarks, are not amortized but are reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently if indicators arise. All other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated weighted average useful lives, which range from nine to twenty-five years. Management assesses potential impairments to intangible assets at least annually, or when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered. Judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators and future cash flows related to intangible assets are based on operational performance of the acquired businesses, market conditions and other factors.

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Income taxes – Effective October 20, 2017, the Company entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement with FCCG that provides that FCCG will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, file consolidated federal and California (and possibly other jurisdictions where revenue is generated, at FCCG’s election) income tax returns with the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company will pay FCCG the amount that its tax liability would have been had it filed a separate return. As such, the Company accounts for income taxes as if it filed separately from FCCG.

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between financial reporting and tax reporting bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, the timing and amount of which are uncertain.

A two-step approach is utilized to recognize and measure uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon tax authority examination, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon the ultimate settlement.

Royalties: In addition to franchise fee revenue, we collect a royalty calculated as a percentage of net sales from our franchisees. Royalties range from 0.75% to 6% and are recognized as revenue when the related sales are made by the franchisees. Royalties collected in advance of sales are classified as deferred income until earned.

Franchise Fees: Franchise fee revenue from the sale of individual franchises is recognized over the term of the individual franchise agreement. Unamortized non-refundable deposits collected in relation to the sale of franchises are recorded as deferred franchise fees.

The franchise fee may be adjusted at management’s discretion or in a situation involving store transfers. Deposits are non-refundable upon acceptance of the franchise application. In the event a franchisee does not comply with their development timeline for opening franchise stores, the franchise rights may be terminated, and franchise fee revenue is recognized for non-refundable deposits.

Store opening fees – The Company recognizes store opening fees in the amount of $35,000 to $60,000 from the up-front fees collected from franchisees. The amount of the fee is dependent on brand and location (domestic versus international stores). The remaining balance of the up-front fees are then amortized as franchise fees over the life of the franchise agreement. If the fees collected are less than the respective store opening fee amounts, the full up-front fees are recognized at opening. The store opening fees are based on out-of-pocket costs to the Company for each store opening and are primarily comprised of labor expenses associated with training, store design, and supply chain setup. International fees recognized are higher due to the additional cost of travel.

Advertising – The Company requires advertising payments from franchisees based on a percent of net sales. The Company also receives, from time to time, payments from vendors that are to be used for advertising. Advertising funds collected are required to be spent for specific advertising purposes. Advertising revenue and associated expense is recorded on the statement of operations. Assets and liabilities associated with the related advertising fees are consolidated on the Company’s balance sheet.

Share-based compensation – The Company has a stock option plan which provides for options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. Options issued under the plan may have a variety of terms as determined by the Board of Directors including the option term, the exercise price and the vesting period. Options granted to employees and directors are valued at the date of grant and recognized as an expense over the vesting period in which the options are earned. Cancellations or forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. Stock options issued to non-employees as compensation for services are accounted for based upon the estimated fair value of the stock option. The Company recognizes this expense over the period in which the services are provided. Management utilizes the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of the stock options issued by the Company. See Note 15 for more details on the Company’s share-based compensation.

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Earnings per share – The Company reports basic earnings or loss per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share”. Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of dilutive securities during the reporting period. Any potentially dilutive securities that have an anti-dilutive impact on the per share calculation are excluded. During periods in which the Company reports a net loss, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equal to basic weighted average shares outstanding because the effect of all potentially dilutive securities would be anti-dilutive.

The Company declared a stock dividend on February 7, 2019 and issued 245,376 shares of common stock in satisfaction of the dividend (See Note 17). Unless otherwise noted, earnings per share and other share-based information for 2019 and 2018 have been adjusted retrospectively to reflect the impact of the stock dividend.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In June 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The amendments in this update expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. Prior to this update, Topic 718 applied only to share-based transactions to employees. Consistent with the accounting requirements for employee share-based payment awards, nonemployee share-based payment awards within the scope of Topic 718 are measured at grant-date fair value of the equity instruments that an entity is obligated to issue when the good has been delivered or the service has been rendered and any other conditions necessary to earn the right to benefit from the instruments have been satisfied. The Company adopted Topic 718 on December 31, 2018. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-09, Codification Improvements. This ASU makes amendments to multiple codification Topics. The transition and effective date guidance is based on the facts and circumstances of each amendment. Some of the amendments in this ASU do not require transition guidance and will be effective upon issuance of this ASU. The Company adopted ASU 2018-09 on December 31, 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), requiring a lessee to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases with a lease term of more than twelve months. Leases will continue to be classified as either financing or operating, with classification affecting the recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease. This ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and requires a modified retrospective approach to adoption for lessees related to capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective approach, using a date of initial application of December 31, 2018. The Company also elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the standard, which allowed the company to carry forward historical lease classifications. The adoption of this standard on December 31, 2018 resulted in the Company recording Operating Lease Right of Use Assets and Operating Lease Liabilities on its consolidated financial statements as of that date in the amount of $4,313,000 and $4,225,000, respectively. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant effect on the amount of lease expense recognized by the Company.

Adopting the new accounting standard for leases affected various financial statement line items for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019. The following table provides the affected amounts as reported in these unaudited consolidated financial statements compared with what they would have been if the previous accounting guidance had remained in effect.

As of September 29, 2019 (in thousands)

	Amounts As Reported		Amounts Under Previous Accounting Guidance
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Operating lease right of use assets	$	1,018	$	-
Operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale	$	1,426	$	-
Operating lease liabilities	$	1,041	$	-
Operating lease liabilities associated with operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale	$	1,459	$	-

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” This ASU adds, modifies and removes several disclosure requirements relative to the three levels of inputs used to measure fair value in accordance with Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement.” This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the effect that this ASU will have on its financial position, results of operations, and disclosures.

The FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). The new guidance reduces complexity for the accounting for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement and aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). For public companies, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Implementation should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The effects of this standard on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows are not expected to be material.

NOTE 3. ACQUISITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS

Acquisition of Elevation Burger

On June 19, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of EB Franchises, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, and its related companies (collectively, “Elevation Burger”) for a purchase price of up to $10,050,000. Elevation Burger is the franchisor of Elevation Burger restaurants, with 44 locations in the U.S. and internationally.

The purchase price consists of $50,000 in cash, a contingent warrant to purchase 46,875 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share (the “Elevation Warrant”), and the issuance to the Seller of a convertible subordinated promissory note (the “Elevation Note”) with a principal amount of $7,509,816, bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in July 2026. The Elevation Warrant is only exercisable in the event that the Company merges with FCCG. The Seller Note is convertible under certain circumstances into shares of the Company’s common stock at $12.00 per share. In connection with the purchase, the Company also loaned $2,300,000 in cash to the Seller under a subordinated promissory note (the “Elevation Buyer Note”) bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in August 2026. The balance owing to the Company under the Elevation Buyer Note may be used by the Company to offset amounts owing to the Seller under the Elevation Note under certain circumstances. In addition, the Seller will be entitled to receive earn-out payments of up to $2,500,000 if Elevation Burger realizes royalty fee revenue in excess of certain amounts. As of the date of the acquisition, the fair market value of this contingent consideration totaled $531,000. As of September 29, 2019, the purchase price payable totaled $609,000 which includes the accretion of interest expense at an effective interest rate of 18.0%.

The purchase documents contain customary representations and warranties of the Seller and provides that the Seller will, subject to certain limitations, indemnify the Company against claims and losses incurred or suffered by the Company as a result of, among other things, any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of the Seller contained in the purchase documents.

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The preliminary assessment of the fair value of the net assets and liabilities acquired by the Company for the acquisition of Elevation Burger was estimated at $7,193,000. The allocation of the consideration to the preliminary valuation of net tangible and intangible assets acquired is presented in the table below (in thousands):

Cash	$	18
Accounts receivable		50
Other assets		446
Intangible assets		7,140
Goodwill		1,601
Amounts payable to franchising agent		(1,065	)
Deferred franchise fees		(758	)
Other liabilities		(239	)
Total net identifiable assets	$	7,193

The assessment of fair value is preliminary and is based on information that was available to management at the time these unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared. If additional information becomes available to management related to assets acquired or liabilities assumed subsequent to this preliminary assessment of fair value but not later than one year after the date of the acquisition, measurement period adjustments will be recorded in the period in which they are determined, as if they had been completed at the acquisition date.

Yalla Mediterranean Transactions

On December 3, 2018, the Company entered into an Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement and License (the “IP Agreement”), and Master Transaction Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Yalla Mediterranean, LLC (“Yalla Med”), under which the Company agreed to acquire the intellectual property of the restaurant business of Yalla Mediterranean, LLC (the “Yalla Business”) and to acquire in the future seven restaurants currently owned by Yalla Med. Yalla Med owns and operates a fast-casual restaurant business under the brand name “Yalla Mediterranean,” specializing in fresh and healthy Mediterranean menu items, with seven upscale fast casual restaurants located in Northern and Southern California.

The Company, through a subsidiary, acquired the intellectual property used in connection with the Yalla Business pursuant to the IP Agreement. Under the terms of the IP Agreement, the purchase price for the intellectual property will be paid in the form of an earn-out, calculated as the greater of $1,500,000 or 400% of Yalla Income, which includes gross franchise royalties as well as other items, as defined in the IP Agreement. The seller can require the Company to pay the purchase price in up to two installments during the ten-year period following the acquisition. At the time of the acquisition, the purchase price recorded for the intellectual property was $1,790,000. As of September 29, 2019, the purchase price payable totaled $2,070,000 which includes the accretion of interest expense at an effective interest rate of 20.9%.

Additionally, pursuant to the Master Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire the assets, agreements and other properties of each of the seven existing Yalla Mediterranean restaurants during a marketing period specified in the Master Agreement (the “Marketing Period”). The purchase price will be the greater of $1,000,000 or the sum of (i) the first $1,750,000 of gross sale proceeds received from the sale of the Yalla Mediterranean restaurants to franchisee/purchasers, plus (ii) the amount, if any, by which fifty percent (50%) of the net proceeds (after taking into consideration operating income or loss and transaction costs and expenses) from the sale of the Yalla Mediterranean restaurants exceeds $1,750,000. At the time of the acquisition, the purchase price recorded for the net tangible assets relating to the seven existing Yalla Mediterranean restaurants was $1,700,000. As of September 29, 2019, the purchase price payable totaled $1,695,000 which includes the accretion of interest expense at an effective interest rate of 5.4%.

The Company also entered into a Management Agreement under which its subsidiary will manage the operations of the seven Yalla Mediterranean restaurants and market them for sale to franchisees during the Marketing Period. Once a franchisee/purchaser has been identified, Yalla Med will transfer legal ownership of the specific restaurant to the Company’s subsidiary, which will then transfer the restaurant to the ultimate franchisee/purchaser who will own and operate the location. During the term of the Management Agreement, the Company’s subsidiary is responsible for operating expenses and has the right to receive operating income from the restaurants.

Based on the structure of the transactions outlined in the Master Agreement, the IP Agreement, and the Management Agreement, the Company has accounted for the transactions as a business combination under ASC 805.

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The preliminary allocation of the total consideration recognized of $3,490,000 to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired in the Yalla Business is presented in the table below (in thousands):

Cash	$	82
Accounts receivable		77
Inventory		95
Other assets		90
Property and equipment		2,521
Intangible assets		1,530
Goodwill		263
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(1,168	)
Total net identifiable assets	$	3,490

Acquisition of Hurricane AMT, LLC

On July 3, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Hurricane AMT, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Hurricane”), for a purchase price of $12,500,000. Hurricane is the franchisor of Hurricane Grill & Wings and Hurricane BTW Restaurants. The purchase price of $12,500,000 was delivered through the payment of $8,000,000 in cash and the issuance to the Sellers of $4,500,000 of equity units of the Company valued at $10,000 per unit, or a total of 450 units. Each unit consists of (i) 100 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series A-1 Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”) and (ii) a warrant to purchase 127 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $7.83 per share (the “Hurricane Warrants”).

The allocation of consideration to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired is presented in the table below (in thousands):

Cash	$	358
Accounts receivable		352
Other assets		883
Intangible assets		11,020
Goodwill		2,772
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(643	)
Deferred franchise fees		(1,885	)
Other liabilities		(357	)
Total net identifiable assets	$	12,500

nOTE 4. REFRANCHISING

As part of its ongoing franchising efforts, the Company will, from time to time, make opportunistic acquisitions of operating restaurants in order to convert them to franchise locations or acquire existing franchise locations to resell to another franchisee.

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company met all of the criteria requiring that certain assets used in the operation of certain restaurants be classified as held for sale. As a result, the following remaining assets have been classified as held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 29, 2019 (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019
Property, plant and equipment	$	846
Operating lease right of use assets		1,426
Total	$	2,272

Operating lease liabilities related to the assets classified as held for sale in the amount of $1,459,000, have been classified as current liabilities on the accompanying balance sheet as of September 29, 2019.

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During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, the operating restaurants incurred restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue of $377,000 and $1,398,000, respectively, with no comparable activity in the prior periods (in thousands) as well as gain on refranchising sales:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended September 29, 2019			Thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019
Restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue	$	(377	)	$	(1,398	)
Gain on store sales		1,279			2,249
Refranchising gain	$	902		$	851

Note 5. NOTES RECEIVABLE

Notes receivable consist of trade notes receivable and the Elevation Buyer Note.

Trade notes receivable are created when a settlement is reached relating to a delinquent franchisee receivable account and the entire balance is not immediately paid. Trade notes receivable generally include personal guarantees from the franchisee. The notes are made for the shortest time frame negotiable and will generally carry an interest rate of 6% to 7.5%. Reserve amounts, on the notes, are established based on the likelihood of collection. As of September 29, 2019, these trade notes receivable totaled $378,000, which was net of reserves of $123,000.

The Elevation Buyer Note was funded in connection with the purchase of Elevation Burger (See Note 3). The Company loaned $2,300,000 in cash to the Seller under a subordinated promissory note bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in August 2026. This Note is subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness of the Seller arising under any agreement or instrument to which the Seller or any of its affiliates is a party that evidences indebtedness for borrowed money that is senior in right of payment to the Elevation Buyer Note, whether existing on the effective date of the Elevation Buyer Note or arising thereafter. The balance owing to the Company under the Elevation Buyer Note may be used by the Company to offset amounts owing to the Seller under the Elevation Note under certain circumstances. As part of the total consideration for the Elevation acquisition, the Elevation Buyer Note was recorded at a net carrying value of $1,903,000, net of a discount of $397,000. As of September 29, 2019, the balance of the Elevation Note was $1,882,000, net of a discount of $374,000. During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, the Company recognized $55,000 and $59,000 in interest income, respectively, with no comparable activity in 2018.

Note 6. GOODWILL

Goodwill consists of the following (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019		December 30, 2018
Goodwill:
Fatburger	$	529	$	529
Buffalo’s		5,365		5,365
Hurricane		2,772		2,772
Ponderosa		1,462		1,462
Yalla		263		263
Elevation Burger		1,601		-
Total Goodwill	$	11,992	$	10,391

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Note 7. OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019			December 30, 2018
Trademarks:
Fatburger	$	2,135		$	2,135
Buffalo’s		27			27
Hurricane		6,840			6,840
Ponderosa		7,230			7,230
Yalla		1,530			1,530
Elevation Burger		4,690			-
Total trademarks		22,452			17,762
Franchise agreements:
Hurricane – cost		4,180			4,180
Hurricane – accumulated amortization		(403	)		(161	)
Ponderosa – cost		1,640			1,640
Ponderosa – accumulated amortization		(215	)		(132	)
Elevation Burger – cost		2,450			-
Elevation Burger – accumulated amortization		(137	)		-
Total franchise agreements		7,515			5,527
Total Other Intangible Assets	$	29,967		$	23,289

The expected future amortization of the Company’s capitalized franchise agreements is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year:
2019	$	233
2020		932
2021		932
2022		932
2023		932
Thereafter		3,554
Total	$	7,515

Note 8. DEFERRED INCOME

Deferred income is as follows (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019		December 30, 2018
Deferred franchise fees	$	5,514	$	6,711
Deferred royalties		481		653
Deferred advertising revenue		381		333
Total	$	6,376	$	7,697

Note 9. Income Taxes

Effective October 20, 2017, the Company entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement with FCCG that provides that FCCG will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, file consolidated federal and California (and possibly other jurisdictions where revenue is generated, at FCCG’s election) income tax returns with the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company will pay FCCG the amount that its current tax liability would have been had it filed a separate return. To the extent the Company’s required payment exceeds its share of the actual combined income tax liability (which may occur, for example, due to the application of FCCG’s net operating loss carryforwards), the Company will be permitted, in the discretion of a committee of its board of directors comprised solely of directors not affiliated with or having an interest in FCCG, to pay such excess to FCCG by issuing an equivalent amount of its common stock in lieu of cash, valued at the fair market value at the time of the payment. An inter-company receivable of approximately $22,886,000 due from FCCG and its affiliates will be applied first to reduce excess income tax payment obligations to FCCG under the Tax Sharing Agreement.

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For financial reporting purposes, the Company has recorded a tax provision calculated as if the Company files its tax returns on a stand-alone basis. The amount payable to FCCG determined by this calculation of $211,000 was subtracted from amounts due from FCCG as of September 29, 2019 (See Note 13).

Deferred taxes reflect the net effect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for calculating taxes payable on a stand-alone basis. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019			December 30, 2018
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Deferred income	$	1,910		$	1,779
Reserves and accruals		467			346
Intangibles		(556	)		(532	)
Deferred state income tax		(85	)		(72	)
Tax credits		-			126
Share-based compensation		134			131
NOL carryforward		68			-
Interest expense		384			439
Fixed assets		(164	)		-
Other		1			19
Total	$	2,159		$	2,236

Components of the provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019			Thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018
Current
Federal	$	116		$	49
State		30			142
Foreign		30			318
		176			509
Deferred
Federal		139			78
State		(62	)		(92	)
		77			(14	)
Total provision for income taxes	$	253		$	495

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Income tax provision related to continuing operations differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to pretax income as follows (in thousands):

	Thirty-nine weeks ended		Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018
Provision for income taxes at statutory rate	$	40	$	291
State and local income taxes		-		39
Foreign taxes		30		319
Tax credits		112		(297	)
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock		51		-
Share based compensation		-		146
Other		20		(3	)
Total provision for income taxes	$	253	$	495

As of September 29, 2019, the Company’s annual tax filings for the prior three years are open for audit by Federal and for the prior four years for state tax agencies. The Company is the beneficiary of indemnification agreements from the prior owners of the subsidiaries for tax liabilities related to periods prior to its ownership of the subsidiaries. Management evaluated the Company’s overall tax positions and has determined that no provision for uncertain income tax positions is necessary as of September 29, 2019.

NOTE 10. LEASES

The Company records six operating leases for corporate offices and for certain restaurant properties that are being refranchised. The Company is not a guarantor to the leases of the restaurants that are being refranchised. The leases have remaining lease terms ranging from 0.6 years to 6.0 years. Two of the leases also have options to extend the term for 5 to 10 years. The Company recognized lease expense of $1,089,000 and $243,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. The Company recognized lease expense of $355,000 and $84,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. The weighted average remaining lease term of the operating leases (not including optional lease extensions) at September 29, 2019 was 4.5 years.

Operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities relating to the operating leases as of September 29, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019		December 30, 2018
Right of use assets	$	2,444	$	-
Lease liabilities	$	2,500	$	-

The operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities include obligations relating to the optional term extensions available on five of the leases based on management’s intention to exercise the options. The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the carrying value of the right of use assets and lease liabilities was 15.9%.

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The contractual future maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of September 29, 2019, including anticipated lease extensions, are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year:
2019	$	240
2020		763
2021		512
2022		516
2023		535
Thereafter		2,434
Total lease payments		5,000
Less imputed interest		2,500
Total	$	2,500

Supplemental cash flow information for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 related to leases is as follows (in thousands):

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	867
Operating lease right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:
Operating lease liabilities	$	187

Note 11. DEBT

Term Loan

On July 3, 2018, the Company as borrower, and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates as guarantors, entered into a new Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with FB Lending, LLC (the “Lender”). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Company borrowed $16.0 million in a term loan (“Term Loan”) from the Lender. The Company used a portion of the loan proceeds to fund (i) the cash payment of $8.0 million to the members of Hurricane and closing costs in connection with the acquisition of Hurricane, and (ii) to repay borrowings of $2.0 million plus interest and fees owing under the Company’s existing loan facility with TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP. The Company used the remaining proceeds for general working capital purposes.

In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company also issued warrants to purchase up to 509,604 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $7.20 per share to the Lender (the “Lender Warrant”). Warrants were also issued to certain loan placement agents to purchase 66,691 shares of the Company’s common stock at $7.20 per share (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) (See Note 16).

As security for its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Company granted a lien on substantially all of its assets to the Lender. In addition, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates entered into a Guaranty (the “Guaranty”) in favor of the Lender, pursuant to which they guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Loan Agreement and granted as security for their guaranty obligations a lien on substantially all of their assets.

On January 29, 2019, the Company refinanced the FB Lending term loan. The payoff amount was $18,095,000 which included principal in the amount of $16,400,000 and accrued interest and prepayment fees of $1,695,000. During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, the Company recorded interest expense of $0 and $1,337,000, respectively, primarily relating to the charge off of unaccreted debt discount of $349,000 and unamortized debt offering costs of $651,000, with no comparable activity in the prior period. The effective interest rate for the Term Loan was 29.8%. The Lender Warrant will remain outstanding until it is exercised or expires (See Note 16).

Loan and Security Agreement

On January 29, 2019, the Company as borrower, and its subsidiaries and affiliates as guarantors, entered into a new Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) with The Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P. (“Lion”). Pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company borrowed $20.0 million from Lion, and utilized the proceeds to repay the existing $16.0 million term loan from FB Lending, LLC plus accrued interest and fees, and provide additional general working capital to the Company.

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The term loan under the Loan and Security Agreement matures on June 30, 2020. Interest on the term loan accrues at an annual fixed rate of 20.0% and is payable quarterly. The Company may prepay all or a portion of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the Loan and Security Agreement at any time upon prior notice to Lion without penalty, other than a make-whole provision providing for a minimum of six months’ interest. The Company is required to prepay all or a portion of the outstanding principal and accrued unpaid interest under the Loan and Security Agreement in connection with certain dispositions of assets, extraordinary receipts, issuances of additional debt or equity, or a change of control of the Company.

In connection with the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company issued to Lion a warrant to purchase up to 1,167,404 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $0.01 per share (the “Lion Warrant”), exercisable only if the amounts outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement are not repaid in full prior to October 1, 2019. If the Loan and Security Agreement is repaid in full prior to October 1, 2019, the Lion Warrant will terminate in its entirety.

As security for its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Company granted a lien on substantially all of its assets to Lion. In addition, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates entered into a Guaranty (the “Guaranty”) in favor of Lion, pursuant to which they guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Loan and Security Agreement and granted as security for their guaranty obligations a lien on substantially all of their assets.

The Loan and Security Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur other indebtedness, grant liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, pay dividends or make distributions, in each case subject to customary exceptions. The Loan and Security Agreement also includes customary events of default that include, among other things, non-payment, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant breaches, events that result in a material adverse effect (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement), cross default to other material indebtedness, bankruptcy, insolvency and material judgments. The occurrence and continuance of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the Company’s obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement and an increase in the interest rate by 5.0% per annum.

On the issuance date, the Company evaluated the allocation of the proceeds between the Loan and Security Agreement and the Lion Warrant based on the relative fair values of each. Since the Lion Warrant only becomes effective if the amounts outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement are not repaid in full prior to October 1, 2019, no value was assigned to it as of the grant date. The Company intends to refinance the debt prior to the beginning of the exercise period of the Lion Warrant.

On June 19, 2019, the Company amended its existing loan facility with Lion. The Company entered into a First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “First Amendment”), which amends the Loan and Security Agreement originally dated January 29, 2019. Pursuant to the First Amendment, the Company increased its borrowings by $3,500,000 in order to fund the Elevation Buyer Note in connection with the acquisition of Elevation, acquire other assets and pay fees and expenses of the transactions. The First Amendment also added the acquired Elevation-related entities as guarantors and loan parties.

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On July 24, 2019, the Company entered into a first amendment to the Lion Warrant, which extends the date on which the Lion Warrant was initially exercisable from October 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020, which coincides with the maturity date of the loans made under the Loan Agreement. The Lender Warrant is only exercisable if the amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement are not repaid in full prior to the Exercise Date.

The Company agreed to pay the Lenders an extension fee of $500,000 in the form of an increase in the principal amount loaned under the Loan and Security Agreement, and on July 24, 2019 entered into a second amendment to the Loan Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) to reflect this increase. Under the Second Amendment, the parties also agreed to amend the Loan and Security Agreement to provide for a late fee of $400,000 payable if the Company fails to make any quarterly interest payment by the fifth business day after the end of each fiscal quarter.

As of September 29, 2019, the total principal amount due under the Loan and Security Agreement was $24,000,000 and the net carrying value of obligation under the Loan and Security Agreement was $23,745,000, which is net of unamortized debt offering costs of $255,000.

The Company recognized interest expense on the Loan and Security Agreement of $3,608,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, which includes $167,000 for amortization of debt offering costs and a $500,000 loan extension fee, with no comparable activity in 2018. The Company recognized interest expense of $1,812,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019, which included $82,000 for the amortization of debt offering costs and a $500,000 loan extension fee, with no comparable activity in 2018. The effective interest rate for the facility under the Loan and Security Agreement is 20.9%.

Elevation Note

On June 19, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Elevation Burger. A portion of the purchase price included the issuance to the Seller of a convertible subordinated promissory note (the “Elevation Note”) with a principal amount of $7,509,816, bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in July 2026. The Elevation Note is convertible under certain circumstances into shares of the Company’s common stock at $12.00 per share. In connection with the valuation of the acquisition of Elevation Burger, the Elevation Note was recorded on the financial statements of the Company at $6,185,000, which is net of a loan discount of $1,295,000 and debt offering costs of $30,000. As of September 29, 2019, the carrying value of the Elevation Note was $6,055,000 which is net of the loan discount of $1,222,000 and debt offering costs of $55,000. The Company recognized interest expense relating to the Elevation Note during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 in the amount of $162,000, which included amortization of the loan discount of $73,000 and de minimis amortization of debt offering costs, with no comparable activity is 2018. The Company recognized interest expense relating to the Elevation Note during the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 in the amount of $139,000, which included amortization of the loan discount of $64,000 and de minimis amortization of debt offering costs, with no comparable activity in 2018.The effective interest rate for the Elevation Note is 7.7%.

The Company is required to make fully amortizing payments of $110,000 per month during the term of the Elevation Note. The Elevation Note is a general unsecured obligation of Company and is subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness of the Company arising under any agreement or instrument to which Company or any of its Affiliates is a party that evidences indebtedness for borrowed money that is senior in right of payment. FCCG has guaranteed payment of the Elevation Note.

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Note 12. MANDaTORilY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK

Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock

On June 8, 2018, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preferences of Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Designation”), designating a total of 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Certificate of Designation contains the following terms pertaining to the Series A Preferred Stock:

Dividends - Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive cumulative dividends on the $100.00 per share stated liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock, in the amount of (i) cash dividends at a rate of 9.9% per year, plus (ii) deferred dividends equal to 4.0% per year, payable on the Mandatory Redemption Date (defined below).

Voting Rights - As long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding and remain unredeemed, the Company may not, without the majority vote of the Series A Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the rights, preferences or voting power given to the Series A Preferred Stock, (b) enter into any merger, consolidation or share exchange that adversely affects the rights, preferences or voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock, (c) authorize or increase any other series or class of stock that has rights senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, or (d) waive or amend the dividend restrictions in Sections 3(d) or 3(e) of the Certificate of Designation. The Series A Preferred Stock will not have any other voting rights, except as may be provided under applicable law.

Liquidation and Redemption - Upon (i) the five-year anniversary of the initial issuance date (June 8, 2023), or (ii) the earlier liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company (the “Series A Mandatory Redemption Date”), the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to cash redemption of their shares in an amount equal to $100.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.

In addition, prior to the Series A Mandatory Redemption Date, the Company may optionally redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at the following redemption prices per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends:

(i)	On or prior to June 30, 2021: $115.00 per share.
(ii)	After June 30, 2021 and on or prior to June 30, 2022: $110.00 per share.
(iii)	After June 30, 2022: $100.00 per share.

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock may also optionally cause the Company to redeem all or any portion of their shares of Series A Preferred Stock beginning any time after the two-year anniversary of the initial issuance date for an amount equal to $100.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, which amount may be settled in cash or Common Stock of the Company, at the option of the holder. If a holder elects to receive Common Stock, the shares will be issued based on the 20-day volume weighted average price of the Common Stock immediately preceding the date of the holder’s redemption notice.

As of September 29, 2019, there were 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred stock outstanding, issued in the following two transactions:

(i)

On June 7, 2018, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement for the issuance and sale (the “Offering”) of 800 units (the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of (i) 100 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and (ii) warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase 127 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $7.83 per share. The sales price of each Unit was $10,000, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company from the initial closing of $8,000,000 and the issuance of 80,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series A Warrants to purchase 102,125 shares of common stock (the “Subscription Warrants”).

(ii)

On June 27, 2018, the Company entered into a Note Exchange Agreement, as amended, under which it agreed with FCCG to exchange all but $950,000 of the remaining balance of the Company’s outstanding Promissory Note issued to the FCCG on October 20, 2017, in the original principal amount of $30,000,000 (the “Note”). At the time, the Note had an estimated outstanding balance of principal plus accrued interest of $10,222,000 (the “Note Balance”). On June 27, 2018, $9,272,053 of the Note Balance was exchanged for shares of capital stock of the Company and warrants in the following amounts (the “Exchange Shares”):

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● $2,000,000 of the Note Balance was exchanged for 200 Units consisting of 20,000 shares of Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Company at $100 per share and Series A Warrants to purchase 25,530 of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.83 per share (the “Exchange Warrants”); and

● $7,272,053 of the Note Balance was exchanged for 1,010,420 shares of Common Stock of the Company, representing an exchange price of $7.20 per share, which was the closing trading price of the Common Stock on June 26, 2018.

The Company classifies the Series A Preferred Stock as long-term debt because it contains an unconditional obligation requiring the Company to redeem the instruments at $100.00 per share on the Mandatory Redemption Date. As of September 29, 2019, the net Series A Preferred Stock balance was $9,906,000 including an unaccreted debt discount of $82,000 and unamortized debt offering costs of $12,000.

The Company recognized interest expense on the Series A Preferred Stock of $1,062,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, which includes accretion expense of $17,000 as well as $2,000 for the amortization of debt offering costs. For the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019, the Company recognized interest expense of $354,000, which includes accretion expense of $6,000 as well as $1,000 for the amortization of the debt offering costs. The Company recognized interest expense on the Series A Preferred Stock of $352,000 and $430,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Also, the Company recognized accretion expense on the Series A Preferred Stock of $6,000 and $8,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018, respectively, as well as, $1,000 during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 for the amortization of debt offering costs.

The effective interest rate for the Series A Preferred Stock is 14.2%.

Series A-1 Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock

On July 3, 2018, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preferences of Series A-1 Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series A-1 Certificate of Designation”), designating a total of 200,000 shares of Series A-1 Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”). As of September 29, 2019, there were 45,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. The Series A-1 Certificate of Designation contains the following terms pertaining to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock:

Dividends. Holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive cumulative dividends on the $100.00 per share stated liquidation preference of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in the amount of cash dividends at a rate of 6.0% per year.

Voting Rights. As long as any shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding and remain unredeemed, the Company may not, without the majority vote of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, (a) materially and adversely alter or change the rights, preferences or voting power given to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, (b) enter into any merger, consolidation or share exchange that materially and adversely affects the rights, preferences or voting power of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, or (c) waive or amend the dividend restrictions in Sections 3(d) or 3(e) of the Certificate of Designation. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock will not have any other voting rights, except as may be provided under applicable law.

Liquidation and Redemption. Upon (i) the five-year anniversary of the initial issuance date (July 3, 2023), or (ii) the earlier liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company (the “Series A-1 Mandatory Redemption Date”), the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock will be entitled to cash redemption of their shares in an amount equal to $100.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. In addition, prior to the Mandatory Redemption Date, the Company may optionally redeem the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at par plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.

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Holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock may also optionally cause the Company to redeem all or any portion of their shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock beginning any time after the two-year anniversary of the initial issuance date for an amount equal to $100.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, which amount may be settled in cash or Common Stock of the Company, at the option of the holder. If a holder elects to receive Common Stock, shares will be issued as payment for redemption at the rate of $12.00 per share of Common Stock.

As of September 29, 2019, there were 45,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock outstanding.

The Company classifies the Series A-1 Preferred Stock as long-term debt because it contains an unconditional obligation requiring the Company to redeem the instruments at $100.00 per share on the Series A-1 Mandatory Redemption Date.

As of September 29, 2019, the net Series A-1 Preferred Stock balance was $4,333,000 including an unaccreted debt discount of $141,000 and unamortized debt offering costs of $26,000.

The Company recognized interest expense on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of $232,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, which included recognized accretion expense of $24,000, as well as $5,000 for the amortization of debt offering costs, with no comparable activity in 2018. The Company recognized interest expense on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of $78,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019, which included recognized accretion expense of $8,000, as well as $2,000 for the amortization of debt offering costs. The Company recognized interest expense on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of $67,500 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018. Also, the Company recognized accretion expense on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of $8,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018, as well as, $2,000 during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 for the amortization of debt offering costs.

The effective interest rate for the Series A-1 Preferred Stock is 6.9%.

The issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) pursuant to the exemption for transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. Each of the investors in the Offering represented that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and was acquiring the securities for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. The securities were offered without any general solicitation by the Company or its representatives.

Note 13. Related Party Transactions

The Company had open accounts with affiliated entities under the common control of FCCG resulting in net amounts due to the Company of $22,886,000 as of September 29, 2019. The receivable from FCCG bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, $1,350,000 of accrued interest income was added to the balance of the receivable from FCCG.

The balance of Due From Affiliates includes a preferred capital investment in Homestyle Dining LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation (“HSD”) in the amount of $4.0 million made effective July 5, 2018 (the “Preferred Interest”). FCCG owns all of the common interests in HSD. The holder of the Preferred Interest is entitled to a 15% priority return on the outstanding balance of the investment (the “Preferred Return”). Any available cash flows from HSD on a quarterly basis are to be distributed to pay the accrued Preferred Return and repay the Preferred Interest until fully retired. On or before the five-year anniversary of the investment, the Preferred Interest is to be fully repaid, together with all previously accrued but unpaid Preferred Return. FCCG has unconditionally guaranteed repayment of the Preferred Interest in the event HSD fails to do so.

During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, the Company recorded a payable to FCCG in the amount of $211,000 under the Tax Sharing Agreement. (See Note 9).

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Note 14. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

As of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, the total number of authorized shares of common stock was 25,000,000, and there were 11,843,907 and 11,546,589 (unadjusted for the issuance of shares related to the common stock dividend during the first quarter of 2019) shares of common stock outstanding, respectively.

Below are the changes to the Company’s common stock during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019:

● On February 7, 2019, the Company declared a stock dividend equal to 2.13% on its common stock, representing the number of shares equal to $0.12 per share of common stock based on the closing price as of February 6, 2019. The stock dividend was paid on February 28, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 19, 2019. The Company issued 245,376 shares of common stock at a per share price of $5.64 in satisfaction of the dividend. The number of common shares issued prior to the record date of the stock dividend have been adjusted retrospectively for the effects of the stock dividend.

● On February 22, 2019, the Company issued a total of 15,384 shares of common stock at a value of $5.85 per share to the non-employee members of the board of directors as consideration for accrued directors’ fees.

● On May 21, 2019, the Company issued a total of 19,416 shares of common stock at a value of $4.64 per share to the non-employee members of the board of directors as consideration for accrued directors’ fees.

● On September 24, 2019, the Company issued a total of 17,142 shares of common stock at a value of $5.25 per share to the non-employee members of the board of directors as consideration for accrued directors’ fees.

Note 15. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Effective September 30, 2017, the Company adopted the 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is a comprehensive incentive compensation plan under which the Company can grant equity-based and other incentive awards to officers, employees and directors of, and consultants and advisers to, FAT Brands Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Plan provides a maximum of 1,021,250 shares available for grant.

All of the stock options issued by the Company to date have included a vesting period of three years, with one-third of each grant vesting annually. The Company’s stock option activity for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 can be summarized as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Stock options outstanding at December 30, 2018		681,633		$	8.84		8.4
Grants		106,908		$	5.64		9.9
Forfeited		(45,636	)	$	8.35		9.0
Expired		-		$	-		-
Stock options outstanding at September 29, 2019		742,905		$	7.76		8.8
Stock options exercisable at September 29, 2019		125,097		$	11.48		8.1

The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to record the stock-based compensation are as follows:

	Including Non-Employee Options
Expected dividend yield	4.00% - 10.43	%
Expected volatility	30.23% - 31.73	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.52% - 2.85	%
Expected term (in years)	5.50 – 5.75

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The Company recognized share-based compensation expense in the amount of $59,000 and $218,000 during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, respectively. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense in the amount of $125,000 and $370,000 during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018. As of September 29, 2019, there remains $213,000 of related share-based compensation expense relating to these non-vested grants, which will be recognized over the remaining vesting period, subject to future forfeitures.

Note 16. WARRANTS

As of September 29, 2019, the Company had issued the following outstanding warrants to purchase shares of its common stock:

● Warrants issued on October 20, 2017 to purchase 81,700 shares of the Company’s stock granted to the selling agent in the Company’s initial public offering (the “Common Stock Warrants”). The Common Stock Warrants are exercisable commencing April 20, 2018 through October 20, 2022. The exercise price for the Common Stock Warrants is $14.69 per share, and the Common Stock Warrants were valued at $124,000 at the date of grant. The Common Stock Warrants provide that upon exercise, the Company may elect to redeem the Common Stock Warrants in cash by paying the difference between the applicable exercise price and the then-current fair market value of the common stock.

● Warrants issued on June 7, 2018 to purchase 102,125 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.83 per share (the “Subscription Warrants”). The Subscription Warrants were issued as part of the Subscription Agreement (see Note 12). The Subscription Warrants were valued at $87,000 at the date of grant. The Subscription Warrants may be exercised at any time or times beginning on the issue date and ending on the five-year anniversary of the issue date.

● Warrants issued on June 27, 2018 to purchase 25,530 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.83 per share (the “Exchange Warrants”). The Exchange Warrants were issued as part of the Exchange (See Note 12). The Exchange Warrants were valued at $25,000 at the date of grant. The Exchange Warrants may be exercised at any time or times beginning on the issue date and ending on the five-year anniversary of the issue date.

● Warrants issued on July 3, 2018 to purchase 57,439 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.83 per share (the “Hurricane Warrants”). The Hurricane Warrants were issued as part of the acquisition of Hurricane. The Hurricane Warrants were valued at $58,000 at the date of grant. The Hurricane Warrants may be exercised at any time or times beginning on the issue date and ending on the five-year anniversary of the issue date.

● Warrants issued on July 3, 2018 to purchase 509,604 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.20 per share (the “Lender Warrant”). The Lender Warrant was issued as part of the $16 million credit facility with FB Lending, LLC (See Note 11). The Lender Warrant was valued at $592,000 at the date of grant. The Lender Warrant may be exercised at any time or times beginning on the issue date and ending on the five-year anniversary of the issue date.

● Warrants issued on July 3, 2018 to purchase 66,691 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.20 per share (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). The Placement Agent Warrants were issued to the placement agents of the $16 million credit facility with FB Lending, LLC (See Note 11). The Placement Agent Warrants were valued at $78,000 at the date of grant. The Placement Agent Warrants may be exercised at any time or times beginning on the issue date and ending on the five-year anniversary of the issue date.

● Warrants issued on January 29, 2019, in connection with the Loan and Security Agreement (See Note 11), to purchase up to 1,167,404 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the “Lion Warrant”), exercisable at any time between July 1, 2020 and January 29, 2024, but only if the amounts outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement are not repaid in full on or before June 30, 2020. If the Loan and Security Agreement is repaid in full on or before June 30, 2020, the Lion Warrant will terminate in its entirety. The Lion Warrants were not valued at the date of grant due to the contingency relating to their exercise.

● Warrants issued on June 19, 2019, in connection with the acquisition of Elevation Burger (See Note 3), to purchase 46,875 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share (the “Elevation Warrant”), exercisable for a period of five years, but only in the event of a merger of the Company and FCCG, commencing on the second business day following the potential merger and ending on the five year anniversary thereafter, at which time the Elevation Warrant shall terminate The Elevation Warrants were not valued at the date of grant due to the contingency relating to their exercise.

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The Company’s warrant activity for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, as adjusted for the February 2019 stock dividend, is as follows:

	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Warrants outstanding at December 30, 2018		843,089	$	8.06		3.7
Grants		1,214,279	$	0.32		4.4
Exercised		-	$	-		-
Forfeited		-	$	-		-
Expired		-	$	-		-
Warrants outstanding at September 29, 2019		2,057,368	$	3.49		4.1
Warrants exercisable at September 29, 2019		843,089	$	8.23		3.7

The range of assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to record basis of the warrants as of the grant dates are as follows:

	Warrants
Expected dividend yield		4.00% - 6.63	%
Expected volatility		31.73	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.99% - 1.91	%
Expected term (in years)		5.00

Note 17. DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK

The Company declared a stock dividend on February 7, 2019 equal to 2.13% on its common stock, representing the number of shares equal to $0.12 per share of common stock based on the closing price as of February 6, 2019. The stock dividend was paid on February 28, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 19, 2019. The Company issued 245,376 shares of common stock at a per share price of $5.64 in satisfaction of the dividend. As no fractional shares were issued, the Company paid stockholders cash in lieu of fractional shares.

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Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

Eric Rojany, et al. v. FAT Brands Inc., et al., Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC708539, and Daniel Alden, et al. v. FAT Brands Inc., et al., Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC716017.

On June 7, 2018, plaintiff Eric Rojany, a putative investor in the Company, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc., Tripoint Global Equities, LLC and members of the Company’s board of directors, entitled Rojany v. FAT Brands Inc., in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC708539. The complaint asserted claims under Sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, alleging that the defendants were responsible for false and misleading statements and omitted material facts in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, which resulted in declines in the price of the Company’s common stock. Plaintiff alleged that he intended to certify the complaint as a class action and sought compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial. On August 2, 2018, plaintiff Daniel Alden, another putative investor in the Company, filed a second putative class action lawsuit against the same defendants, entitled Alden v. FAT Brands, Inc., in the same court, Case No. BC716017. On September 17, 2018, Rojany and Alden were consolidated under the Rojany case caption and number. On October 10, 2018, plaintiffs Eric Rojany, Daniel Alden, Christopher Hazelton-Harrington and Byron Marin filed a First Amended Consolidated Complaint (“FAC”) against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, James Neuhauser, Edward H. Rensi, Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc. and Tripoint Global Equities, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”), thereby removing Marc L. Holtzman, Squire Junger, Silvia Kessel and Jeff Lotman as defendants. The FAC asserted the same claims as asserted in the original complaint. On November 13, 2018, Defendants filed a demurrer to the FAC. On January 25, 2019, the Court sustained Defendants’ demurrer to the FAC, with leave to amend in part. On February 25, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Consolidated Complaint (“SAC”) against Defendants. On March 27, 2019, Defendants filed a demurrer to the SAC. On July 31, 2019, the Court overruled in part and sustained in part Defendants’ demurrer to the SAC, with leave to amend. On September 20, 2019, Plaintiffs served an initial set of requests for production of documents. At a status conference held on October 28, 2019, Plaintiffs indicated that they would not file a further amended complaint, and instead would rely upon the SAC as the operative complaint. The deadline for Defendants to file an answer to the SAC is November 12, 2019. The Court scheduled a status conference for January 9, 2020, at which time the parties shall present a proposed pretrial schedule for the case.

The Company and other defendants dispute the allegations of the lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend against the claims.

Adam Vignola, et al. v. FAT Brands Inc., et al., United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:18-cv-07469.

On August 24, 2018, plaintiff Adam Vignola, a putative investor in the Company, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc., Tripoint Global Equities, LLC and members of the Company’s board of directors, entitled Vignola v. FAT Brands Inc., in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:18-cv-07469. The complaint asserted claims under Sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, alleging that the defendants are responsible for false and misleading statements and omitted material facts in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, which resulted in declines in the price of the Company’s common stock. The plaintiff alleged that he intended to certify the complaint as a class action and is seeking compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial. On October 23, 2018, Charles Jordan and David Kovacs (collectively, “Lead Plaintiffs”) moved to be appointed lead plaintiffs, and the Court granted Lead Plaintiffs’ motion on November 16, 2018. On January 15, 2019, Lead Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint against the Defendants, thereby removing Marc L. Holtzman, Squire Junger, Silvia Kessel and Jeff Lotman as defendants, asserting allegations and claims for relief substantively identical to those asserted in the FAC filed in Rojany. On March 18, 2019, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the FAC or, in the alterative, to stay the action in favor of Rojany. On June 14, 2019, the Court denied the motion to stay and granted the motion to dismiss, with leave to amend. On August 5, 2019, Lead Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Class Action Complaint (“SAC”) reducing the scope of the allegations previously asserted. On September 9, 2019, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the SAC. The hearing on Defendants’ motion to dismiss the SAC is set for December 16, 2019. All discovery and other proceedings in this action remain stayed by operation of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

The Company and other defendants dispute the allegations of the lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend against the claims.

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The Company is obligated to indemnify its officers and directors to the extent permitted by applicable law in connection with the above actions, and has insurance for such individuals, to the extent of the limits of the applicable insurance policies and subject to potential reservations of rights. The Company is also obligated to indemnify Tripoint Global Equities, LLC under certain conditions relating to the Rojany and Vignola matters. These proceedings are in their early stages and the Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters. There can be no assurance that the defendants will be successful in defending against these actions.

The Company is involved in other claims and legal proceedings from time-to-time that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these actions will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources.

Operating Leases

The Company leases corporate headquarters located in Beverly Hills, California comprising 5,478 square feet of space, pursuant to a lease that expires on April 30, 2020, as well as an additional 2,915 square feet of space pursuant to a lease amendment that expires on February 29, 2024. The Company leases 1,775 square feet of space in Plano, Texas for pursuant to a lease that expires on March 31, 2021. The Company also leases 5,057 square feet of space in Falls Church, Virginia pursuant to a lease that expires on April 30, 2020. The Company subleases approximately 2,500 square feet of this lease to an unrelated third party. The Company is not a guarantor to the leases of the restaurants that are being refranchised.

The Company believes that all existing facilities are in good operating condition and adequate to meet current and foreseeable needs.

Note 19. geographic information AND MAJOR FRANCHISEES

Revenues by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018		September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018
United States	$	5,364	$	4,155	$	14,435	$	9,798
Other countries		1,120		1,709		2,818		3,559
Total revenues	$	6,484	$	5,864	$	17,253	$	13,357

Revenues are shown based on the geographic location of our franchisees’ restaurants. All our assets are located in the United States.

During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, no individual franchisee accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenues.

NOTE 20. OPERATING SEGMENTS

With minor exceptions, the Company’s operations are comprised exclusively of franchising a growing portfolio of restaurant brands. This growth strategy is centered on expanding the footprint of existing brands and acquiring new brands through a centralized management organization which provides substantially all executive leadership, marketing, training and accounting services. While there are variations in the brands, the nature of the Company’s business is fairly consistent across its portfolio. Consequently, management assesses the progress of the Company’s operations as a whole, rather than by brand or location which become more significant as the number of brands has increased.

As part of its ongoing franchising efforts, the Company will, from time to time, make opportunistic acquisitions of operating restaurants in order to convert them to franchise locations. During the refranchising period, the Company may operate the restaurants.

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The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM reviews financial performance and allocates resources at an overall level on a recurring basis. Therefore, management has determined that the Company has one operating and reportable segment.

NOTE 21. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Pursuant to FASB ASC 855, Management has evaluated all events and transactions that occurred from September 29, 2019 through the date of issuance of these financial statements. During this period, the Company did not have any significant subsequent events other than those described below:

Series B Preferred Stock and Warrants

On October 3, 2019, FAT Brands Inc. (the “Company”) completed the initial closing of its continuous public offering (the “Offering”) of up to $30,000,000 of units (the “Units”) at $25.00 per Unit, with each Unit comprised of one share of 8.25% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) and 0.60 warrants (the “Series B Warrants”) to purchase common stock at $8.50 per share, exercisable for five years.

Through the date of the issuance of these financial statements, the Company completed the sale of 47,080 Units for gross proceeds of $1,177,000. Of this amount, 33,000 units were acquired by Related Parties and other insiders for gross proceeds to the Company of $825,000.

The Offering is being conducted pursuant to an Offering Statement qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under Regulation A of Section 3(6) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for Tier 2 offerings. The Offering will continue until the earlier of $30,000,000 of Units have been sold or one year after the date the Offering Statement has being qualified by the SEC, unless the Offering is earlier terminated by the Company in its sole discretion.

TriPoint Global Equities, LLC and Digital Offering, LLC are acting as the Company’s exclusive selling agents (the “Selling Agents”) for the Offering on a “best efforts” basis. On October 3, 2019, the Company entered into a Selling Agency Agreement with the Selling Agents, under which the Company agreed to pay the Selling Agents a fee of 7.28% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in the Offering plus a five-year warrant to purchase Units exercisable for 1.25% of the total Units sold in the offering.

In connection with the Offering, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware a Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preferences of Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock, designating a total of 1,200,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and entered into a Warrant Agency Agreement with VStock Transfer, LLC, to act as the Warrant Agent for the Series B Warrants.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and capital resources should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, as applicable. Certain statements made or incorporated by reference in this report and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in our press releases and in statements made by or with the approval of authorized personnel constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Forward-looking statements reflect intent, belief, current expectations, estimates or projections about, among other things, our industry, management’s beliefs, and future events and financial trends affecting us. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. These differences can arise as a result of the risks described in the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 29,2019 “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report, as well as other factors that may affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition. Forward-looking statements in this report speak only as of the date hereof, and forward-looking statements in documents incorporated by reference speak only as of the date of those documents. Unless otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this report will, in fact, transpire.

Overview

The management’s discussion and analysis is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make certain estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, which appear elsewhere herein.

Business overview

FAT Brands Inc., formed in March 2017 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. (“FCCG”), is a leading multi-brand restaurant franchising company that develops, markets, and acquires predominantly fast casual restaurant concepts around the world. As a franchisor, we generally do not own or operate restaurant locations, but rather generate revenue by charging franchisees an initial franchise fee as well as ongoing royalties. This asset light franchisor model provides the opportunity for strong profit margins and an attractive free cash flow profile while minimizing restaurant operating company risk, such as long-term real estate commitments or capital investments. Our scalable management platform enables us to add new stores and restaurant concepts to our portfolio with minimal incremental corporate overhead cost, while taking advantage of significant corporate overhead synergies. The acquisition of additional brands and restaurant concepts as well as expansion of our existing brands are key elements of our growth strategy.

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As of September 29, 2019, the Company owns eight restaurant brands: Fatburger, Buffalo’s Cafe, Buffalo’s Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses, Yalla Mediterranean and Elevation Burger, that have over 380 locations open and more than 200 under development.

Operating segments

With minor exceptions, our operations are comprised exclusively of franchising a growing portfolio of restaurant brands. Our growth strategy is centered on expanding the footprint of existing brands and acquiring new brands through a centralized management organization which provides substantially all executive leadership, marketing, training and accounting services. While there are variations in the brands, the nature of our business is fairly consistent across our portfolio. Consequently, our management assesses the progress of our operations as a whole, rather than by brand or location, which has become more significant as the number of brands has increased.

As part of our ongoing franchising efforts, we will, from time to time, make opportunistic acquisitions of operating restaurants in order to convert them to franchise locations. During the refranchising period, the Company may operate the restaurants.

Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is our Chief Executive Officer. Our CODM reviews financial performance and allocates resources at an overall level on a recurring basis. Therefore, management has determined that the Company has one operating and reportable segment.

Results of Operations

Results of Operations of FAT Brands Inc.

The following table summarizes key components of our combined results of operations for the thirteen weeks and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018. The results of Hurricane, Elevation, and Yalla were not included in the operating results for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 30, 2018 because those transactions occurred subsequent to that date.

(In thousands)

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 29, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 29, 2019			September 30, 2018
Statement of operations data:
Revenues
Royalties	$	3,937		$	3,370		$	11,064		$	8,802
Franchise fees		1,272			1,343			2,578			2,041
Store opening fees		109			100			398			205
Advertising fees		1,151			1,038			3,159			2,264
Management fees and other income		15			13			54			45
Total revenues		6,484			5,864			17,253			13,357
Costs and expenses
General and administrative expenses		3,164			2,717			8,706			7,216
Advertising expenses		1,151			1,038			3,159			2,264
Refranchising (gain) / loss		(902	)		-			(851	)		-
Costs and expenses		3,413			3,755			11,014			9,480
Income from operations		3,071			2,109			6,239			3,877
Other expense, net		(2,289	)		(1,900	)		(6,050	)		(2,490	)
Income before income tax expense		782			209			189			1,387
Income tax expense		(372	)		199			253			495
Net income (loss)	$	1,154		$	10		$	(64	)	$	892

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For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018:

Net Income - Net loss for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 totaled $64,000 consisting of revenues of $17,253,000 less costs and expenses of $11,014,000, other expense of $6,050,000 and income tax expense of $253,000. Net income for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 totaled $892,000 consisting of revenues of $13,357,000 less costs and expenses of $9,480,000, other expense of $2,490,000 and income tax expense of $495,000.

Revenues - Revenues consist of royalties, franchise fees, store opening fees, advertising fees and other revenues. We had revenues of $17,253,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 compared to $13,357,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018. The increase of $3,896,000 was primarily the result of an increase in royalties of $2,262,000 which was largely the result of the acquisition of Hurricane; an increase in franchise and store opening fees of $730,000 and an increase in advertising revenue of $895,000.

Costs and Expenses – Costs and expenses consist primarily of general and administrative costs, advertising expense and refranchising gains. Our costs and expenses increased from $9,480,000 in the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 to $11,014,000 in the comparable period of 2019.

For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, our general and administrative expenses totaled $8,706,000. For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018, our general and administrative expenses totaled $7,216,000. The increase in the amount of $1,490,000 was primarily the result of increases in compensation expenses and professional fees.

During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, the refranchising efforts resulted in gains of $851,000. We did not have comparable refranchising activity in the prior period.

Advertising expenses totaled $3,159,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, with $2,264,000 during the prior year period, representing an increase in advertising expense of $895,000. These expenses vary in relation to the advertising revenue recognized.

Other Expense – Other net expense for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 totaled $6,050,000 and consisted primarily of net interest expense of $5,357,000. Other expense for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 totaled $2,490,000 and consisted primarily of net interest expense of $1,942,000. An increase in total debt outstanding and the related costs resulted in the higher interest expense.

Income Tax Expense – We recorded income tax expense of $253,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and a provision for income taxes of $495,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018. These tax results were based on a net income before taxes of $189,000 for 2019 compared to net income before taxes of $1,387,000 for 2018. Non-deductible expenses, such as dividends paid on preferred stock, contributed to the higher tax expense for 2019 as a percentage of pre-tax income.

For the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018:

Net Income - Net income for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 totaled $1,154,000 consisting of revenues of $6,484,000 less costs and expenses of $3,413,000, other expense of $2,289,000 and an income tax benefit of $372,000. Net income for the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2018 totaled $10,000 consisting of revenues of $5,864,000 less costs and expenses of $3,755,000, other expense of $1,900,000 and income taxes of $199,000.

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Revenues - Revenues consist of royalties, franchise fees, store opening fees, advertising fees and other revenue. We had revenues of $6,484,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 compared to $5,864,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2018. The increase of $620,000 was primarily the result of an increase in royalties of $567,000 which was largely the result of the acquisition of Hurricane; an decrease in franchise fees and store opening fees of $62,000 and an increase in advertising revenue of $113,000.

Costs and Expenses – Costs and expenses consist primarily of general and administrative costs, advertising expense and refranchising gains. Our costs and expenses decreased from $3,755,000 in the third quarter of 2018 to $3,413,000 in the third quarter of 2019.

For the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019, our general and administrative expenses totaled $3,164,000. For the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2018, our general and administrative expenses totaled $2,717,000. The increase in the amount of $447,000 was primarily the result of increases in compensation expenses and professional fees.

During the third quarter of 2019, our refranchising efforts resulted in gains of $902,000. We did not have comparable refranchising activity in the prior year period.

Advertising expenses totaled $1,151,000 during the third quarter of 2019, compared with $1,038,000 during the prior year period, representing an increase in advertising expense of $113,000. These expenses vary in relation to the advertising revenue recognized.

Other Expense – Other net expense for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 totaled $2,289,000 and consisted primarily of net interest expense of $1,975,000. Other expense for the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2018 totaled $1,900,000 and consisted primarily of net interest expense of $1,428,000. An increase in total debt outstanding and the related costs resulted in the higher interest expense.

Income Tax Expense – We recorded an income tax benefit of $372,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 and a provision for income taxes of $199,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2018. These tax results were based on a net income before taxes of $782,000 for 2019 compared to net income before taxes of $209,000 for 2018. The tax benefit recorded during the third quarter reflects updated tax estimates and partially reversed tax provisions recorded in prior quarters.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is a measurement of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund business operations, acquisitions, and expansion of franchised restaurant locations and for other general business purposes. In addition to our cash on hand, our primary sources of funds for liquidity during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 consisted of cash flow from operations of $1,573,000.

We are involved in a world-wide expansion of franchise locations, which will require significant liquidity, primarily from our franchisees. If real estate locations of sufficient quality cannot be located and either leased or purchased, the timing of restaurant openings may be delayed. Additionally, if we or our franchisees cannot obtain capital sufficient to fund this expansion, the timing of restaurant openings may be delayed.

We also plan to acquire additional restaurant concepts. These acquisitions typically require capital investments in excess of our normal cash on hand. We would expect that future acquisitions will necessitate financing with additional debt or equity transactions. If we are unable to obtain acceptable financing, our ability to acquire additional restaurant concepts may be negatively impacted.

Comparison of Cash Flows

Our cash balance was $311,000 as of September 29, 2019, compared to $653,000 as of December 30, 2018.

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The following table summarize key components of our consolidated cash flows for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018:

(In thousands)

For the Thirty-nine weeks ended

	September 29, 2019			September 30, 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	1,573		$	360
Net cash used in investing activities		(671	)		(7,816	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(1,244	)		9,283
Increase (decrease) in cash flows	$	(342	)	$	1,827

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $1,213,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. There were variations in the components of the cash from operations between the two periods. Our net loss in 2019 was $64,000 compared to a net income in the 2018 period of $892,000. Non-cash items included in the reported net loss for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 netted to positive $1,637,000 and had the effect of increasing the net cash provided by operating activities.

The primary components of these adjustments included:

● An upward adjustment due to accretion expense of a long-term loan, mandatorily redeemable preferred shares, and acquisition purchase price payable of $2,240,000 in 2019 compared to $431,000 for the comparable 2018 period;

● An upward adjustment due to an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $3,375,000 in 2019 compared to an increase of $1,033,000 in the 2018 period;

● A downward adjustment due to a decrease in accrued interest payable of $941,000 in 2019 compared to an upward adjustment of $259,000 in the 2018 period, primarily due to the payoff of our term loan in 2019;

● A downward adjustment for the recognized gain on sale of refranchised restaurants of $2,249,000. There was no comparable activity in the 2018 quarterly period. The cash received relating to the sales is classified in Investing Activities;

● A downward adjustment due to a decrease in deferred income of $2,129,000 in 2019 compared to $1,665,000 in the 2018 period, due to the recognition of income related to cash collected in prior periods.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $671,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 compared to $7,816,000 during the comparable 2018 period. The 2019 expenditures primarily included the net cash used to acquire Elevation Burger of $2,332,000 which was partially offset by cash proceeds from the sale of refranchised restaurants in the amount of $1,710,000. The 2018 expenditure related primarily to the acquisition of Hurricane.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities increased by $10,527,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 compared to the comparable 2018 period. During 2019, our net cash used in financing activities included the repayment of our term loan in the amount of $16,500,000 and increases in amounts due from affiliates of $7,371,000, which were partially offset by proceeds from a new loan in the amount of $23,022,000. During the 2018 period, our net cash provided by financing activities was comprised primarily from the issuance of preferred stock in the amount of $7,984,000 and proceeds from borrowings in the amount of $17,096,000. These amounts were partially offset by the repayment of borrowings in the amount of $10,853,000 and increases in amounts due from affiliates of $4,262,000.

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Dividends

Our Board of Directors declared a stock dividend on February 7, 2019 equal to 2.13% on its common stock, representing the number of shares equal to $0.12 per share of common stock based on the closing price as of February 6, 2019. The stock dividend was paid on February 28, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 19, 2019. The Company issued 245,376 shares of common stock at a per share price of $5.64 in satisfaction of the dividend. No fractional shares were issued, instead the Company paid stockholders cash totaling $1,670 for fractional shares based on the market value of the common stock on the record date.

The declaration and payment of future dividends, as well as the amount thereof, are subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors. The amount and size of any future dividends will depend upon our future results of operations, financial condition, capital levels, cash requirements and other factors. There can be no assurance that we will declare and pay dividends in future periods.

Loan and Security Agreement

On January 29, 2019, we refinanced the Term Loan. The Company as borrower, and its subsidiaries and affiliates as guarantors, entered into a new Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) with The Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P. (“Lion”). Pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, we borrowed $20.0 million from Lion, and utilized the proceeds to repay the existing $16.0 million term loan from FB Lending, LLC plus accrued interest and fees, and to provide additional general working capital to the Company.

The obligation under the Loan and Security Agreement matures on June 30, 2020. Interest on the term loan accrues at an annual fixed rate of 20.0% and is payable quarterly. We may prepay all or a portion of the outstanding principal and accrued unpaid interest under the Loan and Security Agreement at any time upon prior notice to Lion without penalty, other than a make-whole provision providing for a minimum of six months’ interest.

In connection with the Loan and Security Agreement, we issued to Lion a warrant to purchase up to 1,167,404 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $0.01 per share (the “Lion Warrant”), exercisable only if the amounts outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement are not repaid in full by June 30, 2020. If the Loan and Security Agreement is repaid in full by June 30, 2020, the Lion Warrant will terminate in its entirety.

As security for its obligations under the Loan Agreement, we granted a lien on substantially all our assets to Lion. In addition, certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates entered into a Guaranty (the “Guaranty”) in favor of Lion, pursuant to which they guaranteed our obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement and granted as security for their guaranty obligations a lien on substantially all of their assets.

The Loan and Security Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict our ability to, among other things, incur other indebtedness, grant liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, pay dividends or make distributions, in each case subject to customary exceptions. The Loan and Security Agreement also includes customary events of default that include, among other things, non-payment, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant breaches, events that result in a material adverse effect (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement), cross default to other material indebtedness, bankruptcy, insolvency and material judgments. The occurrence and continuance of an event of default could result in the acceleration of our obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement and an increase in the interest rate by 5.0% per annum.

On June 19, 2019, we amended our existing loan facility with Lion. We entered into a First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “First Amendment”), which amends the Loan and Security Agreement originally dated January 29, 2019. Pursuant to the First Amendment, we increased our borrowings by $3,500,000 in order to fund the Elevation Buyer Note in connection with the acquisition of Elevation, acquire other assets and pay fees and expenses of the transactions. The First Amendment also added the acquired Elevation-related entities as guarantors and loan parties.

We agreed to pay Lion an extension fee of $500,000 in the form of an increase in the principal amount loaned under the Loan and Security Agreement, and on July 24, 2019 entered into a second amendment to the Loan Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) to reflect this increase. Under the Second Amendment, the parties also agreed to amend the Loan and Security Agreement to provide for a late fee of $400,000 payable if we fail to make any quarterly interest payment by the fifth business day after the end of each fiscal quarter beginning in the third quarter of 2019.

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Capital Expenditures

As of September 29, 2019, we do not have any material commitments for capital expenditures.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Royalties: In addition to franchise fee revenue, we collect a royalty calculated as a percentage of net sales from our franchisees. Royalties range from 0.75% to 6% and are recognized as revenue when the related sales are made by the franchisees. Royalties collected in advance of sales are classified as deferred income until earned.

Franchise Fees: Franchise fee revenue from the sale of individual franchises is recognized over the term of the individual franchise agreement. Unamortized non-refundable deposits collected in relation to the sale of franchises are recorded as deferred franchise fees.

The franchise fee may be adjusted at management’s discretion or in a situation involving store transfers. Deposits are non-refundable upon acceptance of the franchise application. In the event a franchisee does not comply with their development timeline for opening franchise stores, the franchise rights may be terminated, and franchise fee revenue is recognized for non-refundable deposits.

Store opening fees: We recognize store opening fees in the amount of $35,000 to $60,000 from the up-front fees collected from franchisees. The amount of the fee is dependent on brand and location (domestic versus international stores). The remaining balance of the up-front fees are then amortized as franchise fees over the life of the franchise agreement. If the fees collected are less than the respective store opening fee amounts, the full up-front fees are recognized at opening. The store opening fees are based on our out-of-pocket costs for each store opening and are primarily comprised of labor expenses associated with training, store design, and supply chain setup. International fees recognized are higher due to the additional cost of travel.

Advertising: We require advertising payments based on a percent of net sales from franchisees. We also receive, from time to time, payments from vendors that are to be used for advertising. Advertising funds collected are required to be spent for specific advertising purposes. Advertising revenue and associated expense is recorded on the statement of operations. Assets and liabilities associated with the related advertising fees are consolidated on the Company’s balance sheet.

Goodwill and other intangible assets: Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, such as trademarks, are not amortized but are reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently if indicators arise. No impairment has been identified as of September 29, 2019.

Assets classified as held for sale – Assets are classified as held for sale when we commit to a plan to sell the asset, the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition and an active program to locate a buyer at a reasonable price has been initiated. The sale of these assets is generally expected to be completed within one year. The combined assets are valued at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value, net of costs to sell and included as current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Assets classified as held for sale are not depreciated. However, interest attributable to the liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale and other expenses continue to be accrued.

Income taxes: We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between financial reporting and tax reporting bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, the timing and amount of which are uncertain.

We utilize a two-step approach to recognize and measure uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon tax authority examination, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon the ultimate settlement.

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Share-based compensation: We have a stock option plan which provides for options to purchase shares of our common stock. For grants to employees and directors, we recognize an expense for the value of options granted at their fair value at the date of grant over the vesting period in which the options are earned. Cancellations or forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. Fair values are estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For grants to non-employees for services, we revalue the options each reporting period while the services are being performed. The adjusted value of the options is recognized as an expense over the service period. See Note 15 in our consolidated financial statements for more details on our share-based compensation.

Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No.2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The amendments in this update expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. Prior to this update, Topic 718 applied only to share-based transactions to employees. Consistent with the accounting requirements for employee share-based payment awards, nonemployee share-based payment awards within the scope of Topic 718 are measured at grant-date fair value of the equity instruments that an entity is obligated to issue when the good has been delivered or the service has been rendered and any other conditions necessary to earn the right to benefit from the instruments have been satisfied. The Company adopted Topic 718 on December 31, 2018. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-09, Codification Improvements. This ASU makes amendments to multiple codification Topics. The transition and effective date guidance is based on the facts and circumstances of each amendment. Some of the amendments in this ASU do not require transition guidance and will be effective upon issuance of this ASU. The Company adopted ASU 2018-09 on December 31, 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), requiring a lessee to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases with a lease term of more than twelve months. Leases will continue to be classified as either financing or operating, with classification affecting the recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease. This ASU is effective for interim and annual period beginning after December 15, 2018 and requires a modified retrospective approach to adoption for lessees related to capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The adoption of this standard on December 31, 2018 resulted in the Company recording Right of Use Assets and Lease Liabilities on its consolidated financial statements in the amount of $4,313,000 and $4,225,000, respectively. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant effect on the amount of lease expense recognized by the Company.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” This ASU adds, modifies and removes several disclosure requirements relative to the three levels of inputs used to measure fair value in accordance with Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement.” This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the effect that this ASU will have on its financial position, results of operations, and disclosures.

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The FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). The new guidance reduces complexity for the accounting for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement and aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). For public companies, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Implementation should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The effects of this standard on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows are not expected to be material.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not Required.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of September 29, 2019, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and designed to ensure that material information relating to us and our combined subsidiaries is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control procedures are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. We considered these limitations during the development of its disclosure controls and procedures and will continually reevaluate them to ensure they provide reasonable assurance that such controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting in connection with an evaluation that occurred during the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Eric Rojany, et al. v. FAT Brands Inc., et al., Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC708539, and Daniel Alden, et al. v. FAT Brands Inc., et al., Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC716017.

On June 7, 2018, plaintiff Eric Rojany, a putative investor in the Company, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc., Tripoint Global Equities, LLC and members of the Company’s board of directors, entitled Rojany v. FAT Brands Inc., in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC708539. The complaint asserted claims under Sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, alleging that the defendants were responsible for false and misleading statements and omitted material facts in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, which resulted in declines in the price of the Company’s common stock. Plaintiff alleged that he intended to certify the complaint as a class action and sought compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial. On August 2, 2018, plaintiff Daniel Alden, another putative investor in the Company, filed a second putative class action lawsuit against the same defendants, entitled Alden v. FAT Brands, Inc., in the same court, Case No. BC716017. On September 17, 2018, Rojany and Alden were consolidated under the Rojany case caption and number. On October 10, 2018, plaintiffs Eric Rojany, Daniel Alden, Christopher Hazelton-Harrington and Byron Marin filed a First Amended Consolidated Complaint (“FAC”) against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, James Neuhauser, Edward H. Rensi, Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc. and Tripoint Global Equities, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”), thereby removing Marc L. Holtzman, Squire Junger, Silvia Kessel and Jeff Lotman as defendants. The FAC asserted the same claims as asserted in the original complaint. On November 13, 2018, Defendants filed a demurrer to the FAC. On January 25, 2019, the Court sustained Defendants’ demurrer to the FAC, with leave to amend in part. On February 25, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Consolidated Complaint (“SAC”) against Defendants. On March 27, 2019, Defendants filed a demurrer to the SAC. On July 31, 2019, the Court overruled in part and sustained in part Defendants’ demurrer to the SAC, with leave to amend. On September 20, 2019, Plaintiffs served an initial set of requests for production of documents. At a status conference held on October 28, 2019, Plaintiffs indicated that they would not file a further amended complaint, and instead would rely upon the SAC as the operative complaint. The deadline for Defendants to file an answer to the SAC is November 12, 2019. The Court scheduled a status conference for January 9, 2020, at which time the parties shall present a proposed pretrial schedule for the case.

The Company and other defendants dispute the allegations of the lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend against the claims.

Adam Vignola, et al. v. FAT Brands Inc., et al., United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:18-cv-07469.

On August 24, 2018, plaintiff Adam Vignola, a putative investor in the Company, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc., Tripoint Global Equities, LLC and members of the Company’s board of directors, entitled Vignola v. FAT Brands Inc., in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:18-cv-07469. The complaint asserted claims under Sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, alleging that the defendants are responsible for false and misleading statements and omitted material facts in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, which resulted in declines in the price of the Company’s common stock. The plaintiff alleged that he intended to certify the complaint as a class action and is seeking compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial. On October 23, 2018, Charles Jordan and David Kovacs (collectively, “Lead Plaintiffs”) moved to be appointed lead plaintiffs, and the Court granted Lead Plaintiffs’ motion on November 16, 2018. On January 15, 2019, Lead Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint against the Defendants, thereby removing Marc L. Holtzman, Squire Junger, Silvia Kessel and Jeff Lotman as defendants, asserting allegations and claims for relief substantively identical to those asserted in the FAC filed in Rojany. On March 18, 2019, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the FAC or, in the alterative, to stay the action in favor of Rojany. On June 14, 2019, the Court denied the motion to stay and granted the motion to dismiss, with leave to amend. On August 5, 2019, Lead Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Class Action Complaint (“SAC”) reducing the scope of the allegations previously asserted. On September 9, 2019, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the SAC. The hearing on Defendants’ motion to dismiss the SAC is set for December 16, 2019. All discovery and other proceedings in this action remain stayed by operation of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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The Company and other defendants dispute the allegations of the lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend against the claims.

The Company is obligated to indemnify its officers and directors to the extent permitted by applicable law in connection with the above actions, and has insurance for such individuals, to the extent of the limits of the applicable insurance policies and subject to potential reservations of rights. The Company is also obligated to indemnify Tripoint Global Equities, LLC under certain conditions relating to the Rojany and Vignola matters. These proceedings are in their early stages and the Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters. There can be no assurance that the defendants will be successful in defending against these actions.

The Company is involved in other claims and legal proceedings from time-to-time that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these actions will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, cash flows or future results. There have been no material changes in our risk factors included in our Annual Report. The risks described in our Annual Report are not the only risks facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Common Stock

On September 24, 2019, the Company issued a total of 17,142 shares of common stock at a value of $5.25 per share to the non-employee members of the board of directors as consideration for accrued directors’ fees. The issuance of these shares to the directors are exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 promulgated under Regulation D under the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The directors acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.

On October 3 and October 11, 2019, the Company completed the sale of an aggregate of 47,080 Units at $25.00 per Unit, with each Unit comprised of one share of 8.25% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock and 0.60 warrants to purchase common stock at $8.50 per share, exercisable for five years, for gross proceeds of $1,177,000. The offering of Units is being conducted pursuant to an Offering Statement qualified by the SEC under Regulation A of Section 3(6) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for Tier 2 offerings. TriPoint Global Equities, LLC and Digital Offering, LLC acted as the Company’s exclusive selling agents for the offering on a “best efforts” basis. The Company agreed to pay the selling agents a fee of 7.28% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in the offering plus a five-year warrant to purchase Units exercisable for 1.25% of the total Units sold in the offering.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit		Incorporated By Reference to			Filed
Number	Description	Form	Exhibit	Filing Date	Herewith
3.1	Certificate of Designation or Rights and Preferences of Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock	8-K	3.1	10/09/2019
4.1	First Amendment to the Warrant Agreement, dated July 24, 2019, by and between FAT Brands Inc. and The Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P.	8-K	4.1	07/29/2019
10.1	Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 24, 2019, by and among FAT Brands Inc., the Guarantors named therein, and The Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P., as Lenders	8-K	10.1	07/29/2019
10.2	Selling Agency Agreement, dated October 3, 2019 (including form of Selling Agent Warrant)	8-K	10.1	10/09/2019
10.3	Warrant Agency Agreement, dated October 3, 2019 (including form of Warrant Certificate)	8-K	10.2	10/09/2019
31.1	Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002				X
31.2	Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002				X
32.1	Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002				X
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document				X (Furnished)
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document				X (Furnished)
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document				X (Furnished)
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document				X (Furnished)
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document				X (Furnished)
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document				X (Furnished)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	FAT BRANDS INC.
November 8, 2019	By	/s/ Andrew A. Wiederhorn
		Andrew A. Wiederhorn
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
November 8, 2019	By	/s/ Rebecca D. Hershinger
		Rebecca D. Hershinger
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

I, Andrew A. Wiederhorn, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of FAT Brands Inc.:
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 8, 2019	/s/ Andrew A. Wiederhorn
	Andrew A. Wiederhorn
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

I, Rebecca D. Hershinger, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of FAT Brands Inc.:
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 8, 2019	/s/ Rebecca D. Hershinger
	Rebecca D. Hershinger
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in his capacity as an officer of FAT Brands Inc., that, to his or her knowledge, the Quarterly Report of FAT Brands Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 29, 2019 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the company.

November 8, 2019	By	/s/ Andrew A. Wiederhorn
		Andrew A. Wiederhorn
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
November 8, 2019	By	/s/ Rebecca D. Hershinger
		Rebecca D. Hershinger
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to FAT Brands Inc. and will be retained by FAT Brands Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

The Company’s stock option activity for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 can be summarized as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Stock options outstanding at December 30, 2018		681,633		$	8.84		8.4
Grants		106,908		$	5.64		9.9
Forfeited		(45,636	)	$	8.35		9.0
Expired		-		$	-		-
Stock options outstanding at September 29, 2019		742,905		$	7.76		8.8
Stock options exercisable at September 29, 2019		125,097		$	11.48		8.1

Schedule of Assumptions Used for Stock-based Compensation

The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to record the stock-based compensation are as follows:

	Including Non-Employee Options
Expected dividend yield	4.00% - 10.43	%
Expected volatility	30.23% - 31.73	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.52% - 2.85	%
Expected term (in years)	5.50 – 5.75

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Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019			December 30, 2018
Trademarks:
Fatburger	$	2,135		$	2,135
Buffalo’s		27			27
Hurricane		6,840			6,840
Ponderosa		7,230			7,230
Yalla		1,530			1,530
Elevation Burger		4,690			-
Total trademarks		22,452			17,762
Franchise agreements:
Hurricane – cost		4,180			4,180
Hurricane – accumulated amortization		(403	)		(161	)
Ponderosa – cost		1,640			1,640
Ponderosa – accumulated amortization		(215	)		(132	)
Elevation Burger – cost		2,450			-
Elevation Burger – accumulated amortization		(137	)		-
Total franchise agreements		7,515			5,527
Total Other Intangible Assets	$	29,967		$	23,289

Schedule of Future Amortization

The expected future amortization of the Company’s capitalized franchise agreements is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year:
2019	$	233
2020		932
2021		932
2022		932
2023		932
Thereafter		3,554
Total	$	7,515

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Refranchising

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Refranchising

Refranchising

nOTE 4. REFRANCHISING

As part of its ongoing franchising efforts, the Company will, from time to time, make opportunistic acquisitions of operating restaurants in order to convert them to franchise locations or acquire existing franchise locations to resell to another franchisee.

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company met all of the criteria requiring that certain assets used in the operation of certain restaurants be classified as held for sale. As a result, the following remaining assets have been classified as held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 29, 2019 (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019
Property, plant and equipment	$	846
Operating lease right of use assets		1,426
Total	$	2,272

Operating lease liabilities related to the assets classified as held for sale in the amount of $1,459,000, have been classified as current liabilities on the accompanying balance sheet as of September 29, 2019.

During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, the operating restaurants incurred restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue of $377,000 and $1,398,000, respectively, with no comparable activity in the prior periods (in thousands) as well as gain on refranchising sales:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended September 29, 2019			Thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019
Restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue	$	(377	)	$	(1,398	)
Gain on store sales		1,279			2,249
Refranchising gain	$	902		$	851

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Deferred Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract]

Deferred Income

Note 8. DEFERRED INCOME

Deferred income is as follows (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019		December 30, 2018
Deferred franchise fees	$	5,514	$	6,711
Deferred royalties		481		653
Deferred advertising revenue		381		333
Total	$	6,376	$	7,697

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Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock

Note 12. MANDaTORilY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK

Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock

On June 8, 2018, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preferences of Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Designation”), designating a total of 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Certificate of Designation contains the following terms pertaining to the Series A Preferred Stock:

Dividends - Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive cumulative dividends on the $100.00 per share stated liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock, in the amount of (i) cash dividends at a rate of 9.9% per year, plus (ii) deferred dividends equal to 4.0% per year, payable on the Mandatory Redemption Date (defined below).

Voting Rights - As long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding and remain unredeemed, the Company may not, without the majority vote of the Series A Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the rights, preferences or voting power given to the Series A Preferred Stock, (b) enter into any merger, consolidation or share exchange that adversely affects the rights, preferences or voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock, (c) authorize or increase any other series or class of stock that has rights senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, or (d) waive or amend the dividend restrictions in Sections 3(d) or 3(e) of the Certificate of Designation. The Series A Preferred Stock will not have any other voting rights, except as may be provided under applicable law.

Liquidation and Redemption - Upon (i) the five-year anniversary of the initial issuance date (June 8, 2023), or (ii) the earlier liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company (the “Series A Mandatory Redemption Date”), the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to cash redemption of their shares in an amount equal to $100.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.

In addition, prior to the Series A Mandatory Redemption Date, the Company may optionally redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at the following redemption prices per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends:

(i)	On or prior to June 30, 2021: $115.00 per share.
(ii)	After June 30, 2021 and on or prior to June 30, 2022: $110.00 per share.
(iii)	After June 30, 2022: $100.00 per share.

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock may also optionally cause the Company to redeem all or any portion of their shares of Series A Preferred Stock beginning any time after the two-year anniversary of the initial issuance date for an amount equal to $100.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, which amount may be settled in cash or Common Stock of the Company, at the option of the holder. If a holder elects to receive Common Stock, the shares will be issued based on the 20-day volume weighted average price of the Common Stock immediately preceding the date of the holder’s redemption notice.

As of September 29, 2019, there were 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred stock outstanding, issued in the following two transactions:

(i)

On June 7, 2018, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement for the issuance and sale (the “Offering”) of 800 units (the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of (i) 100 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and (ii) warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase 127 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $7.83 per share. The sales price of each Unit was $10,000, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company from the initial closing of $8,000,000 and the issuance of 80,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series A Warrants to purchase 102,125 shares of common stock (the “Subscription Warrants”).

(ii)

On June 27, 2018, the Company entered into a Note Exchange Agreement, as amended, under which it agreed with FCCG to exchange all but $950,000 of the remaining balance of the Company’s outstanding Promissory Note issued to the FCCG on October 20, 2017, in the original principal amount of $30,000,000 (the “Note”). At the time, the Note had an estimated outstanding balance of principal plus accrued interest of $10,222,000 (the “Note Balance”). On June 27, 2018, $9,272,053 of the Note Balance was exchanged for shares of capital stock of the Company and warrants in the following amounts (the “Exchange Shares”):

● $2,000,000 of the Note Balance was exchanged for 200 Units consisting of 20,000 shares of Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Company at $100 per share and Series A Warrants to purchase 25,530 of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.83 per share (the “Exchange Warrants”); and

● $7,272,053 of the Note Balance was exchanged for 1,010,420 shares of Common Stock of the Company, representing an exchange price of $7.20 per share, which was the closing trading price of the Common Stock on June 26, 2018.

The Company classifies the Series A Preferred Stock as long-term debt because it contains an unconditional obligation requiring the Company to redeem the instruments at $100.00 per share on the Mandatory Redemption Date. As of September 29, 2019, the net Series A Preferred Stock balance was $9,906,000 including an unaccreted debt discount of $82,000 and unamortized debt offering costs of $12,000.

The Company recognized interest expense on the Series A Preferred Stock of $1,062,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, which includes accretion expense of $17,000 as well as $2,000 for the amortization of debt offering costs. For the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019, the Company recognized interest expense of $354,000, which includes accretion expense of $6,000 as well as $1,000 for the amortization of the debt offering costs. The Company recognized interest expense on the Series A Preferred Stock of $352,000 and $430,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Also, the Company recognized accretion expense on the Series A Preferred Stock of $6,000 and $8,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018, respectively, as well as, $1,000 during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 for the amortization of debt offering costs.

The effective interest rate for the Series A Preferred Stock is 14.2%.

Series A-1 Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock

On July 3, 2018, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preferences of Series A-1 Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series A-1 Certificate of Designation”), designating a total of 200,000 shares of Series A-1 Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”). As of September 29, 2019, there were 45,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. The Series A-1 Certificate of Designation contains the following terms pertaining to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock:

Dividends. Holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive cumulative dividends on the $100.00 per share stated liquidation preference of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in the amount of cash dividends at a rate of 6.0% per year.

Voting Rights. As long as any shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding and remain unredeemed, the Company may not, without the majority vote of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, (a) materially and adversely alter or change the rights, preferences or voting power given to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, (b) enter into any merger, consolidation or share exchange that materially and adversely affects the rights, preferences or voting power of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, or (c) waive or amend the dividend restrictions in Sections 3(d) or 3(e) of the Certificate of Designation. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock will not have any other voting rights, except as may be provided under applicable law.

Liquidation and Redemption. Upon (i) the five-year anniversary of the initial issuance date (July 3, 2023), or (ii) the earlier liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company (the “Series A-1 Mandatory Redemption Date”), the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock will be entitled to cash redemption of their shares in an amount equal to $100.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. In addition, prior to the Mandatory Redemption Date, the Company may optionally redeem the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at par plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.

Holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock may also optionally cause the Company to redeem all or any portion of their shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock beginning any time after the two-year anniversary of the initial issuance date for an amount equal to $100.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, which amount may be settled in cash or Common Stock of the Company, at the option of the holder. If a holder elects to receive Common Stock, shares will be issued as payment for redemption at the rate of $12.00 per share of Common Stock.

As of September 29, 2019, there were 45,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock outstanding.

The Company classifies the Series A-1 Preferred Stock as long-term debt because it contains an unconditional obligation requiring the Company to redeem the instruments at $100.00 per share on the Series A-1 Mandatory Redemption Date.

As of September 29, 2019, the net Series A-1 Preferred Stock balance was $4,333,000 including an unaccreted debt discount of $141,000 and unamortized debt offering costs of $26,000.

The Company recognized interest expense on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of $232,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, which included recognized accretion expense of $24,000, as well as $5,000 for the amortization of debt offering costs, with no comparable activity in 2018. The Company recognized interest expense on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of $78,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019, which included recognized accretion expense of $8,000, as well as $2,000 for the amortization of debt offering costs. The Company recognized interest expense on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of $67,500 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018. Also, the Company recognized accretion expense on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of $8,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018, as well as, $2,000 during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018 for the amortization of debt offering costs.

The effective interest rate for the Series A-1 Preferred Stock is 6.9%.

The issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) pursuant to the exemption for transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. Each of the investors in the Offering represented that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and was acquiring the securities for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. The securities were offered without any general solicitation by the Company or its representatives.

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Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Oct. 03, 2019	Feb. 07, 2019
Share price per unit		$ 5.64
Subsequent Event [Member]
Gross proceeds from shares sold	$ 30,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Selling Agency Agreement [Member] | Selling Agents [Member]
Selling transaction description	The Company entered into a Selling Agency Agreement with the Selling Agents, under which the Company agreed to pay the Selling Agents a fee of 7.28% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in the Offering plus a five-year warrant to purchase Units exercisable for 1.25% of the total Units sold in the offering.
Subsequent Event [Member] | Warrant Agency Agreement [Member] | VStock Transfer, LLC [Member]
Designated shares	1,200,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series B Warrants [Member]
Share price per unit	$ 8.50
Warrant percentage	8.25%
Exercise of warrant	$ 0.60
Warrant term	5 years
Subsequent Event [Member] | 8.25% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]
Share price per unit	$ 25.00
Subsequent Event [Member] | 8.25% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Number of shares public offering, value	$ 30,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series B Preferred Stock and Warrants [Member]
Number of shares sold	47,080
Gross proceeds from shares sold	$ 1,177,000
Acquired the shares of related party	33,000
Gross proceeds related party acquired	$ 825,000

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Dividends on Common Stock (Details Narrative) - $ / shares		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Common stock dividend rate	2.13%
Dividend declared per share	$ 0.12
Dividend payable date		Feb. 28, 2019
Dividend payable record date		Feb. 19, 2019
Number of common stock share issued	245,376
Shares issued price per share	$ 5.64

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Deferred Income - Schedule of Deferred Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract]
Deferred franchise fees	$ 5,514	$ 6,711
Deferred royalties	481	653
Deferred advertising revenue	381	333
Total	$ 6,376	$ 7,697

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Income Taxes - Schedule of Statutory Income Tax Rate to Pretax Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Provision for income taxes at statutory rate			$ 40	$ 291
State and local income taxes				39
Foreign taxes			30	319
Tax credits			112	(297)
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock			51
Share based compensation				146
Other			20	(3)
Total provision for income taxes	$ (372)	$ 199	$ 253	$ 495

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Leases - Summary of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Operating lease right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations: Operating lease liabilities	$ 510
Corporate Offices And For Certain Restaurant Properties [Member]
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities: Operating cash flows from operating leases	867
Operating lease right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations: Operating lease liabilities	$ 187

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Shareholders' Equity (Details Narrative) - $ / shares					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2019	May 21, 2019	Feb. 22, 2019	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 30, 2018
Common stock, shares authorized					25,000,000		25,000,000		25,000,000
Common stock, shares issued					11,843,907		11,843,907		11,546,589
Common stock, shares outstanding					11,843,907		11,843,907		11,546,589
Common stock, dividend percentage				2.13%
Common stock, dividend per share				$ 0.12	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.24
Divisend, payable date							Feb. 28, 2019
Dividend, closing of business date							Feb. 19, 2019
Number of shares issued				245,376
Share issued price per share				$ 5.64
Non-Employees [Member]
Number of shares issued	17,142	19,416	15,384
Share issued price per share	$ 5.25	$ 4.64	$ 5.85

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Warrants (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Jun. 19, 2019	Jan. 29, 2019	Oct. 20, 2017	Jul. 03, 2018	Jun. 27, 2018	Jun. 07, 2018
Elevation Burger [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants	46,875
Warrants exercise price	$ 8.00
Loan and Security Agreement (Debt Component) [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants		1,167,404		509,604
Warrants exercise price		$ 0.01		$ 7.20
Warrants exercisable date, description		Exercisable at any time between July 1, 2020 and January 29, 2024
Term loan borrowings				$ 16,000,000
Common Stock Warrants [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants			81,700
Warrants exercise price			$ 14.69
Common stock warrants value			$ 124,000
Warrants exercisable date, description			Exercisable commencing April 20, 2018 through October 20, 2022.
Subscription Warrants [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants						102,125
Warrants exercise price						$ 7.83
Common stock warrants value						$ 87,000
Exchange Warrants [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants					25,530
Warrants exercise price					$ 7.83
Common stock warrants value					$ 25,000
Hurricane Warrants [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants				57,439
Warrants exercise price				$ 7.83
Common stock warrants value				$ 58,000
Lender Warrant [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants				509,604
Warrants exercise price				$ 7.20
Common stock warrants value				$ 592,000
Lender Warrant [Member] | FB Lending, LLC [Member]
Term loan borrowings				$ 16,000,000
Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants				66,691
Warrants exercise price				$ 7.20
Common stock warrants value				$ 78,000
Placement Agent Warrants [Member] | FB Lending, LLC [Member]
Term loan borrowings				$ 16,000,000
Elevation Warrant [Member] | Elevation Burger [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants	46,875
Warrants exercise price	$ 8.00
Warrants exercisable, term	5 years
Warrants exercisable term, description	Exercisable for a period of five years, but only in the event of a merger of the Company and FCCG, commencing on the second business day following the potential merger and ending on the five year anniversary thereafter

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Refranchising - Schedule of Gain on Refranchising Restaurant Costs and Expenses (Details) - Restuarant Sales [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019
Restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue	$ (377)	$ (1,398)
Gain on store sales	1,279	2,249
Refranchising gain	$ 902	$ 851

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Acquisitions and Significant Transactions (Details Narrative)				9 Months Ended
	Jun. 19, 2019 USD ($) Integer $ / shares shares	Dec. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Notes receivable				$ 378,000
Hurricane Warrants [Member]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock | shares			57,439
Exercise price per share | $ / shares			$ 7.83
Yalla Mediterranean, LLC [Member]
Total contingent consideration		$ 3,490,000
Hurricane AMT, LLC [Member]
Purchase price of business			$ 12,500,000
Payment of cash to acquire business			8,000,000
Total contingent consideration			12,500,000
Issuance of equity			4,500,000
Equity units value per unit			$ 10,000
Number of units sold | shares			450
Hurricane AMT, LLC [Member] | Hurricane Warrants [Member]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock | shares			127
Exercise price per share | $ / shares			$ 7.83
Hurricane AMT, LLC [Member] | Series A-1 Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]
Number of preferred shares designated | shares			100
Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement [Member] | Yalla Mediterranean, LLC [Member]
Purchase price of business				$ 2,070,000
Effective accretion interest rate				20.90%
Total contingent consideration		$ 3,490,000
Purchase price description		The purchase price for the intellectual property will be paid in the form of an earn-out, calculated as the greater of $1,500,000 or 400% of Yalla Income, which includes gross franchise royalties as well as other items, as defined in the IP Agreement.
Purchase price of intellectual property		$ 1,790,000
Master Agreement [Member] | Yalla Mediterranean Restaurants [Member]
Purchase price of business				$ 1,695,000
Earn-out payable		$ 1,700,000
Effective accretion interest rate				5.40%
Purchase price description		The purchase price will be the greater of $1,000,000 or the sum of (i) the first $1,750,000 of gross sale proceeds received from the sale of the Yalla Mediterranean restaurants to franchisee/purchasers, plus (ii) the amount, if any, by which fifty percent (50%) of the net proceeds (after taking into consideration operating income or loss and transaction costs and expenses) from the sale of the Yalla Mediterranean restaurants exceeds $1,750,000.
Maximum [Member]
Interest rate				7.50%
Elevation Burger [Member]
Purchase price of business	$ 10,050,000
Number of locations | Integer	44
Payment of cash to acquire business	$ 50,000
Number of warrants to purchase common stock | shares	46,875
Exercise price per share | $ / shares	$ 8.00
Fair market value of contingent consideration	$ 531,000
Purchase price payable amount				$ 609,000
Effective accretion interest rate				18.00%
Total contingent consideration	7,193,000
Elevation Burger [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Earn-out payable	2,500,000
Elevation Burger [Member] | Elevation Note [Member]
Principal amount of note	$ 7,509,816
Interest rate	6.00%			7.70%
Maturity date	Jul. 31, 2026
Share price | $ / shares	$ 12.00
Elevation Burger [Member] | Elevation Buyer Note [Member]
Purchase price of business	$ 1,903,000			$ 1,882,000
Interest rate	6.00%
Maturity date	Aug. 31, 2026
Notes receivable	$ 2,300,000

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of operations – The Company operates its franchising business on a 52 or a 53 week calendar and the fiscal year ends on the last Sunday of December. Consistent with industry practice, the Company measures its stores’ performance based upon 7-day work weeks. Using the 52-week cycle ensures consistent weekly reporting for operations and ensures that each week has the same days, since certain days are more profitable than others. The use of this fiscal year means a 53rd week is added to the fiscal year every 5 or 6 years. In a 52-week year, all four quarters are comprised of 13 weeks. In a 53-week year, one extra week is added to the fourth quarter. Both the fiscal year 2019 and the fiscal year 2018 consist of 52 weeks.

Principles of consolidation – The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries: Fatburger North America, Inc. (“Fatburger”); Buffalo’s Franchise Concepts, Inc. (“Buffalo’s”); Ponderosa Franchising Company, Bonanza Restaurant Company, Ponderosa International Development, Inc. and Puerto Rico Ponderosa, Inc. (collectively, “Ponderosa”); Hurricane AMT, LLC (“Hurricane”); Yalla Mediterranean Franchising Company, LLC and Yalla Acquisition, LLC (collectively, the “Yalla Business”) and EB Franchises, LLC (“Elevation Burger”).

The accounts of Hurricane have been consolidated since its acquisition by the Company on July 3, 2018. The accounts of the Yalla Business have been consolidated since December 3, 2018. The accounts of Elevation Burger have been consolidated since its acquisition on June 19, 2019. Intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements – The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the determination of fair values of certain financial instruments for which there is no active market, the allocation of basis between assets acquired, sold or retained, and valuation allowances for notes receivable and accounts receivable. Estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial statement reclassification – Certain account balances from prior periods have been reclassified in these consolidated financial statements to conform to current period classifications.

Cash - The Company’s cash is maintained at multiple financial institutions and from time to time the balances for one or more of its accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (“FDIC’s”) insured amount. Balances on interest bearing deposits at banks in the United States are insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per account. As of September 29, 2019, the Company had no accounts that exceeded the insured limit. As of December 30, 2018, the Company had one account with a balance that exceeded the insured limit.

Accounts receivable – Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and are stated net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the existing accounts receivable. The allowance is based on historical collection data and current franchisee information. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.

Trade notes receivable – Trade notes receivable are created when an agreement is reached to settle a delinquent franchisee receivable account and the entire balance is not immediately paid. Generally, trade notes receivable include personal guarantees from the franchisee. The notes are made for the shortest time frame negotiable and will generally carry an interest rate of 6% to 7.5%. Reserve amounts on the notes are established based on the likelihood of collection.

Assets classified as held for sale – Assets are classified as held for sale when the Company commits to a plan to sell the asset, the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition and an active program to locate a buyer at a reasonable price has been initiated. The sale of these assets is generally expected to be completed within one year. The combined assets are valued at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value, net of costs to sell and included as current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Assets classified as held for sale are not depreciated. However, interest attributable to the liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale and other related expenses continue to be accrued.

Goodwill and other intangible assets – Intangible assets are stated at the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and include goodwill, trademarks, and franchise agreements. Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, such as trademarks, are not amortized but are reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently if indicators arise. All other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated weighted average useful lives, which range from nine to twenty-five years. Management assesses potential impairments to intangible assets at least annually, or when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered. Judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators and future cash flows related to intangible assets are based on operational performance of the acquired businesses, market conditions and other factors.

Income taxes – Effective October 20, 2017, the Company entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement with FCCG that provides that FCCG will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, file consolidated federal and California (and possibly other jurisdictions where revenue is generated, at FCCG’s election) income tax returns with the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company will pay FCCG the amount that its tax liability would have been had it filed a separate return. As such, the Company accounts for income taxes as if it filed separately from FCCG.

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between financial reporting and tax reporting bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, the timing and amount of which are uncertain.

A two-step approach is utilized to recognize and measure uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon tax authority examination, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon the ultimate settlement.

Royalties: In addition to franchise fee revenue, we collect a royalty calculated as a percentage of net sales from our franchisees. Royalties range from 0.75% to 6% and are recognized as revenue when the related sales are made by the franchisees. Royalties collected in advance of sales are classified as deferred income until earned.

Franchise Fees: Franchise fee revenue from the sale of individual franchises is recognized over the term of the individual franchise agreement. Unamortized non-refundable deposits collected in relation to the sale of franchises are recorded as deferred franchise fees.

The franchise fee may be adjusted at management’s discretion or in a situation involving store transfers. Deposits are non-refundable upon acceptance of the franchise application. In the event a franchisee does not comply with their development timeline for opening franchise stores, the franchise rights may be terminated, and franchise fee revenue is recognized for non-refundable deposits.

Store opening fees – The Company recognizes store opening fees in the amount of $35,000 to $60,000 from the up-front fees collected from franchisees. The amount of the fee is dependent on brand and location (domestic versus international stores). The remaining balance of the up-front fees are then amortized as franchise fees over the life of the franchise agreement. If the fees collected are less than the respective store opening fee amounts, the full up-front fees are recognized at opening. The store opening fees are based on out-of-pocket costs to the Company for each store opening and are primarily comprised of labor expenses associated with training, store design, and supply chain setup. International fees recognized are higher due to the additional cost of travel.

Advertising – The Company requires advertising payments from franchisees based on a percent of net sales. The Company also receives, from time to time, payments from vendors that are to be used for advertising. Advertising funds collected are required to be spent for specific advertising purposes. Advertising revenue and associated expense is recorded on the statement of operations. Assets and liabilities associated with the related advertising fees are consolidated on the Company’s balance sheet.

Share-based compensation – The Company has a stock option plan which provides for options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. Options issued under the plan may have a variety of terms as determined by the Board of Directors including the option term, the exercise price and the vesting period. Options granted to employees and directors are valued at the date of grant and recognized as an expense over the vesting period in which the options are earned. Cancellations or forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. Stock options issued to non-employees as compensation for services are accounted for based upon the estimated fair value of the stock option. The Company recognizes this expense over the period in which the services are provided. Management utilizes the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of the stock options issued by the Company. See Note 15 for more details on the Company’s share-based compensation.

Earnings per share – The Company reports basic earnings or loss per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share”. Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of dilutive securities during the reporting period. Any potentially dilutive securities that have an anti-dilutive impact on the per share calculation are excluded. During periods in which the Company reports a net loss, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equal to basic weighted average shares outstanding because the effect of all potentially dilutive securities would be anti-dilutive.

The Company declared a stock dividend on February 7, 2019 and issued 245,376 shares of common stock in satisfaction of the dividend (See Note 17). Unless otherwise noted, earnings per share and other share-based information for 2019 and 2018 have been adjusted retrospectively to reflect the impact of the stock dividend.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In June 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The amendments in this update expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. Prior to this update, Topic 718 applied only to share-based transactions to employees. Consistent with the accounting requirements for employee share-based payment awards, nonemployee share-based payment awards within the scope of Topic 718 are measured at grant-date fair value of the equity instruments that an entity is obligated to issue when the good has been delivered or the service has been rendered and any other conditions necessary to earn the right to benefit from the instruments have been satisfied. The Company adopted Topic 718 on December 31, 2018. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-09, Codification Improvements. This ASU makes amendments to multiple codification Topics. The transition and effective date guidance is based on the facts and circumstances of each amendment. Some of the amendments in this ASU do not require transition guidance and will be effective upon issuance of this ASU. The Company adopted ASU 2018-09 on December 31, 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), requiring a lessee to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases with a lease term of more than twelve months. Leases will continue to be classified as either financing or operating, with classification affecting the recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease. This ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and requires a modified retrospective approach to adoption for lessees related to capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective approach, using a date of initial application of December 31, 2018. The Company also elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the standard, which allowed the company to carry forward historical lease classifications. The adoption of this standard on December 31, 2018 resulted in the Company recording Operating Lease Right of Use Assets and Operating Lease Liabilities on its consolidated financial statements as of that date in the amount of $4,313,000 and $4,225,000, respectively. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant effect on the amount of lease expense recognized by the Company.

Adopting the new accounting standard for leases affected various financial statement line items for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019. The following table provides the affected amounts as reported in these unaudited consolidated financial statements compared with what they would have been if the previous accounting guidance had remained in effect.

As of September 29, 2019 (in thousands)

	Amounts As Reported		Amounts Under Previous Accounting Guidance
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Operating lease right of use assets	$	1,018	$	-
Operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale	$	1,426	$	-
Operating lease liabilities	$	1,041	$	-
Operating lease liabilities associated with operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale	$	1,459	$	-

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” This ASU adds, modifies and removes several disclosure requirements relative to the three levels of inputs used to measure fair value in accordance with Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement.” This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the effect that this ASU will have on its financial position, results of operations, and disclosures.

The FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). The new guidance reduces complexity for the accounting for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement and aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). For public companies, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Implementation should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The effects of this standard on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows are not expected to be material.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue
Royalties	$ 3,937	$ 3,370	$ 11,064	$ 8,802
Franchise fees	1,272	1,343	2,578	2,041
Store opening fees	109	100	398	205
Advertising fees	1,151	1,038	3,159	2,264
Management fees and other income	15	13	54	45
Total revenue	6,484	5,864	17,253	13,357
Costs and expenses
Compensation expense	1,637	1,495	4,860	4,285
Professional fees expense	787	513	1,833	1,071
Public company expense	280	198	829	679
Advertising expense	1,151	1,038	3,159	2,264
Refranchising (gain)	(902)		(851)
Other	460	511	1,184	1,181
Total costs and expenses	3,413	3,755	11,014	9,480
Income from operations	3,071	2,109	6,239	3,877
Other expense, net
Interest expense, net	(1,544)	(991)	(4,064)	(1,427)
Interest expense related to mandatorily redeemable preferred shares	(431)	(437)	(1,293)	(515)
Depreciation and amortization	(258)	(120)	(536)	(193)
Other expense, net	(56)	(352)	(157)	(355)
Total other expense, net	(2,289)	(1,900)	(6,050)	(2,490)
Income before provision for income taxes (benefit)	782	209	189	1,387
Provision for income taxes (benefit)	(372)	199	253	495
Net income (loss)	$ 1,154	$ 10	$ (64)	$ 892
Basic income (loss) per common share	$ 0.10	$ 0.00	$ (0.01)	$ 0.08
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	11,827,706	11,558,190	11,568,560	10,722,044
Diluted income (loss) per common share	$ 0.10	$ 0.00	$ (0.01)	$ 0.08
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	11,827,706	11,575,132	11,568,560	10,730,394
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.24

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Warrants

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Warrants

Note 16. WARRANTS

As of September 29, 2019, the Company had issued the following outstanding warrants to purchase shares of its common stock:

● Warrants issued on October 20, 2017 to purchase 81,700 shares of the Company’s stock granted to the selling agent in the Company’s initial public offering (the “Common Stock Warrants”). The Common Stock Warrants are exercisable commencing April 20, 2018 through October 20, 2022. The exercise price for the Common Stock Warrants is $14.69 per share, and the Common Stock Warrants were valued at $124,000 at the date of grant. The Common Stock Warrants provide that upon exercise, the Company may elect to redeem the Common Stock Warrants in cash by paying the difference between the applicable exercise price and the then-current fair market value of the common stock.

● Warrants issued on June 7, 2018 to purchase 102,125 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.83 per share (the “Subscription Warrants”). The Subscription Warrants were issued as part of the Subscription Agreement (see Note 12). The Subscription Warrants were valued at $87,000 at the date of grant. The Subscription Warrants may be exercised at any time or times beginning on the issue date and ending on the five-year anniversary of the issue date.

● Warrants issued on June 27, 2018 to purchase 25,530 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.83 per share (the “Exchange Warrants”). The Exchange Warrants were issued as part of the Exchange (See Note 12). The Exchange Warrants were valued at $25,000 at the date of grant. The Exchange Warrants may be exercised at any time or times beginning on the issue date and ending on the five-year anniversary of the issue date.

● Warrants issued on July 3, 2018 to purchase 57,439 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.83 per share (the “Hurricane Warrants”). The Hurricane Warrants were issued as part of the acquisition of Hurricane. The Hurricane Warrants were valued at $58,000 at the date of grant. The Hurricane Warrants may be exercised at any time or times beginning on the issue date and ending on the five-year anniversary of the issue date.

● Warrants issued on July 3, 2018 to purchase 509,604 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.20 per share (the “Lender Warrant”). The Lender Warrant was issued as part of the $16 million credit facility with FB Lending, LLC (See Note 11). The Lender Warrant was valued at $592,000 at the date of grant. The Lender Warrant may be exercised at any time or times beginning on the issue date and ending on the five-year anniversary of the issue date.

● Warrants issued on July 3, 2018 to purchase 66,691 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.20 per share (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). The Placement Agent Warrants were issued to the placement agents of the $16 million credit facility with FB Lending, LLC (See Note 11). The Placement Agent Warrants were valued at $78,000 at the date of grant. The Placement Agent Warrants may be exercised at any time or times beginning on the issue date and ending on the five-year anniversary of the issue date.

● Warrants issued on January 29, 2019, in connection with the Loan and Security Agreement (See Note 11), to purchase up to 1,167,404 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the “Lion Warrant”), exercisable at any time between July 1, 2020 and January 29, 2024, but only if the amounts outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement are not repaid in full on or before June 30, 2020. If the Loan and Security Agreement is repaid in full on or before June 30, 2020, the Lion Warrant will terminate in its entirety. The Lion Warrants were not valued at the date of grant due to the contingency relating to their exercise.

● Warrants issued on June 19, 2019, in connection with the acquisition of Elevation Burger (See Note 3), to purchase 46,875 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share (the “Elevation Warrant”), exercisable for a period of five years, but only in the event of a merger of the Company and FCCG, commencing on the second business day following the potential merger and ending on the five year anniversary thereafter, at which time the Elevation Warrant shall terminate The Elevation Warrants were not valued at the date of grant due to the contingency relating to their exercise.

The Company’s warrant activity for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, as adjusted for the February 2019 stock dividend, is as follows:

	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Warrants outstanding at December 30, 2018		843,089	$	8.06		3.7
Grants		1,214,279	$	0.32		4.4
Exercised		-	$	-		-
Forfeited		-	$	-		-
Expired		-	$	-		-
Warrants outstanding at September 29, 2019		2,057,368	$	3.49		4.1
Warrants exercisable at September 29, 2019		843,089	$	8.23		3.7

The range of assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to record basis of the warrants as of the grant dates are as follows:

	Warrants
Expected dividend yield		4.00% - 6.63	%
Expected volatility		31.73	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.99% - 1.91	%
Expected term (in years)		5.00

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Operating Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Segments

NOTE 20. OPERATING SEGMENTS

With minor exceptions, the Company’s operations are comprised exclusively of franchising a growing portfolio of restaurant brands. This growth strategy is centered on expanding the footprint of existing brands and acquiring new brands through a centralized management organization which provides substantially all executive leadership, marketing, training and accounting services. While there are variations in the brands, the nature of the Company’s business is fairly consistent across its portfolio. Consequently, management assesses the progress of the Company’s operations as a whole, rather than by brand or location which become more significant as the number of brands has increased.

As part of its ongoing franchising efforts, the Company will, from time to time, make opportunistic acquisitions of operating restaurants in order to convert them to franchise locations. During the refranchising period, the Company may operate the restaurants.

The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM reviews financial performance and allocates resources at an overall level on a recurring basis. Therefore, management has determined that the Company has one operating and reportable segment.

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Warrants - Summary of Warrant Activity (Details) - Warrant [Member]	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019 $ / shares shares
Number of Shares, Warrants Outstanding, Beginning balance	843,089
Number of Shares, Warrants Grants	1,214,279
Number of Shares, Warrants Exercised
Number of Shares, Warrants Forfeited
Number of Shares, Warrants Expired
Number of Shares, Warrants Outstanding, Ending balance	2,057,368
Number of Shares, Warrants Exercisable Ending Balance	843,089
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Warrants outstanding, Beginning balance | $ / shares	$ 8.06
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Warrants grants | $ / shares	0.32
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Warrants outstanding, Ending balance | $ / shares	3.49
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Warrants exercisable ending balance | $ / shares	$ 8.23
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Warrants outstanding, Beginning balance	3 years 8 months 12 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Warrants Grants	4 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Warrants outstanding, Ending balance	4 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Warrants exercisable	3 years 8 months 12 days

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Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 24, 2019	Jun. 19, 2019	Jan. 29, 2019	Jul. 03, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Interest expense					$ 1,544,000	$ 991,000	$ 4,064,000	$ 1,427,000
Amortization of debt discount							1,718,000	$ 413,000
FB Lending Term Loan [Member]
Repayment of borrowings			$ 18,095,000
Debt instrument, principal amount			16,400,000
Accrued interest and prepayment fees			$ 1,695,000
Interest expense					$ 0		1,337,000
Accretion expense							349,000
Unamortized debt offering costs							$ 651,000
Debt interest rate					29.80%		29.80%
TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP [Member]
Repayment of borrowings				$ 2,000,000
Elevation Burger [Member]
Payment of cash for acquisition		$ 50,000
Warrants issued to purchase shares		46,875
Exercise price per share		$ 8.00
Elevation Burger [Member] | Elevation Note [Member]
Interest expense					$ 139,000		$ 162,000
Debt interest rate		6.00%			7.70%		7.70%
Debt maturity date		Jul. 31, 2026
Debt outstanding amount		$ 6,185,000			$ 6,055,000		$ 6,055,000
Principal amount of note		$ 7,509,816
Share price		$ 12.00
Net of loan discount		$ 1,295,000			1,222,000		1,222,000
Debt offering costs		30,000			55,000		55,000
Amortization of debt discount					64,000		73,000
Amortization of payments per month					110,000		110,000
Loan and Security Agreement (Debt Component) [Member]
Term loan borrowings				$ 16,000,000
Warrants issued to purchase shares			1,167,404	509,604
Exercise price per share			$ 0.01	$ 7.20
Debt instrument, principal amount					24,000,000		24,000,000
Interest expense					$ 1,812,000		3,608,000
Unamortized debt offering costs							$ 255,000
Debt interest rate					20.90%		20.90%
Increase in borrowings		$ 3,500,000
Payment for extension fee	$ 500,000
Late fee	$ 400,000
Debt outstanding amount					$ 23,745,000		$ 23,745,000
Amortization of debt offering costs					82,000		167,000
Loan extension fee					$ 500,000		$ 500,000
Loan and Security Agreement (Debt Component) [Member] | Lion Warrant [Member]
Warrant extended date, description	Extends the date on which the Lion Warrant was initially exercisable from October 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020, which coincides with the maturity date of the loans made under the Loan Agreement.
Loan and Security Agreement (Debt Component) [Member] | Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Warrants issued to purchase shares				66,691
Exercise price per share				$ 7.20
Loan and Security Agreement (Debt Component) [Member] | Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P [Member]
Warrants issued to purchase shares			1,167,404
Exercise price per share			$ 0.01
Debt interest rate			20.00%
Proceeds from loan			$ 20,000,000
Debt maturity date			Jun. 30, 2020
Loan and Security Agreement (Debt Component) [Member] | Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P [Member] | FB Lending, LLC [Member]
Repayment of borrowings			$ 16,400,000
Warrant expiration date			Oct. 01, 2019
Increase in interest rate			5.00%
Loan and Security Agreement (Debt Component) [Member] | Hurricane Acquisition [Member]
Payment of cash for acquisition				$ 8,000,000

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Share-Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Options vesting period			3 years
Options vesting description			All of the stock options issued by the Company to date have included a vesting period of three years, with one-third of each grant vesting annually.
Stock based compensation expense	$ 59	$ 125	$ 218	$ 370
Stock based compensation to non-vested grants			$ 213
2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Number of shares available for grant	1,021,250		1,021,250

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Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Nov. 06, 2019
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Fat Brands, Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0001705012
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 29, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-29
Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business Flag	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,843,907
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Par Value [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Total
Balance, Beginning at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 2,622	$ 1	$ 2,621	$ (613)	$ 2,009
Balance, Beginning, shares at Dec. 31, 2017	10,000,000
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers				(2,672)	(2,672)
Net income (loss)				892	892
Common stock dividend	$ (2,551)		(2,551)		(2,551)
Common stock dividend, shares
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable	$ 420		420		420
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable, shares	52,254
Issuance of common stock in payment of related party note	$ 7,272		7,272		7,272
Issuance of common stock in payment of related party note, shares	989,395
Issuance of stock in lieu of dividend payable to Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc.	$ 1,920		1,920		1,920
Issuance of stock in lieu of dividend payable to Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc., shares	311,365
Issuance of warrants to purchase common stock	$ 774		774		774
Stock offering costs	(50)		(50)		(50)
Value of common stock beneficial conversion feature of Series A-1 Preferred Stock	90		90		90
Share-based compensation	370		370		370
Balance, Ending at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 10,867	1	10,866	(2,393)	8,474
Balance, Ending, shares at Sep. 30, 2018	11,353,014
Balance, Beginning at Jul. 01, 2018	$ 8,990	1	8,989	(2,403)	6,587
Balance, Beginning, shares at Jul. 01, 2018	11,184,767
Net income (loss)				10	10
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable	$ 90		90		90
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable, shares	10,482
Issuance of stock in lieu of dividend payable to Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc.	$ 960		960		960
Issuance of stock in lieu of dividend payable to Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc., shares	157,765
Issuance of warrants to purchase common stock	$ 662		662		662
Stock offering costs	(50)		(50)		(50)
Value of common stock beneficial conversion feature of Series A-1 Preferred Stock	90		90		90
Share-based compensation	125		125		125
Balance, Ending at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 10,867	1	10,866	(2,393)	8,474
Balance, Ending, shares at Sep. 30, 2018	11,353,014
Balance, Beginning at Dec. 30, 2018	$ 10,757	1	10,756	(5,018)	5,739
Balance, Beginning, shares at Dec. 30, 2018	11,546,589
Net income (loss)				(64)	(64)
Common stock dividend
Common stock dividend, shares	245,376
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable	$ 270		270		270
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable, shares	51,942
Share-based compensation	$ 218		218		218
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares	(2)		(2)		(2)
Balance, Ending at Sep. 29, 2019	$ 11,243	1	11,242	(5,082)	6,161
Balance, Ending, shares at Sep. 29, 2019	11,843,907
Balance, Beginning at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 11,094	1	11,093	(6,236)	4,858
Balance, Beginning, shares at Jun. 30, 2019	11,826,765
Net income (loss)				1,154	1,154
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable	$ 90		90		90
Issuance of common stock in lieu of director fees payable, shares	17,142
Share-based compensation	$ 59		59		59
Balance, Ending at Sep. 29, 2019	$ 11,243	$ 1	$ 11,242	$ (5,082)	$ 6,161
Balance, Ending, shares at Sep. 29, 2019	11,843,907

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Refranchising - Schedule of Remaining Assets Classified as Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Refranchising
Property, plant and equipment	$ 846
Operating lease right of use assets	1,426
Total	$ 2,272

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Affected Amounts Reported in Consolidated Financial Statements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Operating lease right of use assets	$ 1,018
Operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale	1,426
Operating lease liabilities	1,041
Operating lease liabilities associated with operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale	1,459
Amounts Under Previous Accounting Guidance [Member]
Operating lease right of use assets
Operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale
Operating lease liabilities
Operating lease liabilities associated with operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale

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Acquisitions and Significant Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Significant Transactions

NOTE 3. ACQUISITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS

Acquisition of Elevation Burger

On June 19, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of EB Franchises, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, and its related companies (collectively, “Elevation Burger”) for a purchase price of up to $10,050,000. Elevation Burger is the franchisor of Elevation Burger restaurants, with 44 locations in the U.S. and internationally.

The purchase price consists of $50,000 in cash, a contingent warrant to purchase 46,875 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share (the “Elevation Warrant”), and the issuance to the Seller of a convertible subordinated promissory note (the “Elevation Note”) with a principal amount of $7,509,816, bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in July 2026. The Elevation Warrant is only exercisable in the event that the Company merges with FCCG. The Seller Note is convertible under certain circumstances into shares of the Company’s common stock at $12.00 per share. In connection with the purchase, the Company also loaned $2,300,000 in cash to the Seller under a subordinated promissory note (the “Elevation Buyer Note”) bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in August 2026. The balance owing to the Company under the Elevation Buyer Note may be used by the Company to offset amounts owing to the Seller under the Elevation Note under certain circumstances. In addition, the Seller will be entitled to receive earn-out payments of up to $2,500,000 if Elevation Burger realizes royalty fee revenue in excess of certain amounts. As of the date of the acquisition, the fair market value of this contingent consideration totaled $531,000. As of September 29, 2019, the purchase price payable totaled $609,000 which includes the accretion of interest expense at an effective interest rate of 18.0%.

The purchase documents contain customary representations and warranties of the Seller and provides that the Seller will, subject to certain limitations, indemnify the Company against claims and losses incurred or suffered by the Company as a result of, among other things, any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of the Seller contained in the purchase documents.

The preliminary assessment of the fair value of the net assets and liabilities acquired by the Company for the acquisition of Elevation Burger was estimated at $7,193,000. The allocation of the consideration to the preliminary valuation of net tangible and intangible assets acquired is presented in the table below (in thousands):

Cash	$	18
Accounts receivable		50
Other assets		446
Intangible assets		7,140
Goodwill		1,601
Amounts payable to franchising agent		(1,065	)
Deferred franchise fees		(758	)
Other liabilities		(239	)
Total net identifiable assets	$	7,193

The assessment of fair value is preliminary and is based on information that was available to management at the time these unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared. If additional information becomes available to management related to assets acquired or liabilities assumed subsequent to this preliminary assessment of fair value but not later than one year after the date of the acquisition, measurement period adjustments will be recorded in the period in which they are determined, as if they had been completed at the acquisition date.

Yalla Mediterranean Transactions

On December 3, 2018, the Company entered into an Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement and License (the “IP Agreement”), and Master Transaction Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Yalla Mediterranean, LLC (“Yalla Med”), under which the Company agreed to acquire the intellectual property of the restaurant business of Yalla Mediterranean, LLC (the “Yalla Business”) and to acquire in the future seven restaurants currently owned by Yalla Med. Yalla Med owns and operates a fast-casual restaurant business under the brand name “Yalla Mediterranean,” specializing in fresh and healthy Mediterranean menu items, with seven upscale fast casual restaurants located in Northern and Southern California.

The Company, through a subsidiary, acquired the intellectual property used in connection with the Yalla Business pursuant to the IP Agreement. Under the terms of the IP Agreement, the purchase price for the intellectual property will be paid in the form of an earn-out, calculated as the greater of $1,500,000 or 400% of Yalla Income, which includes gross franchise royalties as well as other items, as defined in the IP Agreement. The seller can require the Company to pay the purchase price in up to two installments during the ten-year period following the acquisition. At the time of the acquisition, the purchase price recorded for the intellectual property was $1,790,000. As of September 29, 2019, the purchase price payable totaled $2,070,000 which includes the accretion of interest expense at an effective interest rate of 20.9%.

Additionally, pursuant to the Master Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire the assets, agreements and other properties of each of the seven existing Yalla Mediterranean restaurants during a marketing period specified in the Master Agreement (the “Marketing Period”). The purchase price will be the greater of $1,000,000 or the sum of (i) the first $1,750,000 of gross sale proceeds received from the sale of the Yalla Mediterranean restaurants to franchisee/purchasers, plus (ii) the amount, if any, by which fifty percent (50%) of the net proceeds (after taking into consideration operating income or loss and transaction costs and expenses) from the sale of the Yalla Mediterranean restaurants exceeds $1,750,000. At the time of the acquisition, the purchase price recorded for the net tangible assets relating to the seven existing Yalla Mediterranean restaurants was $1,700,000. As of September 29, 2019, the purchase price payable totaled $1,695,000 which includes the accretion of interest expense at an effective interest rate of 5.4%.

The Company also entered into a Management Agreement under which its subsidiary will manage the operations of the seven Yalla Mediterranean restaurants and market them for sale to franchisees during the Marketing Period. Once a franchisee/purchaser has been identified, Yalla Med will transfer legal ownership of the specific restaurant to the Company’s subsidiary, which will then transfer the restaurant to the ultimate franchisee/purchaser who will own and operate the location. During the term of the Management Agreement, the Company’s subsidiary is responsible for operating expenses and has the right to receive operating income from the restaurants.

Based on the structure of the transactions outlined in the Master Agreement, the IP Agreement, and the Management Agreement, the Company has accounted for the transactions as a business combination under ASC 805.

The preliminary allocation of the total consideration recognized of $3,490,000 to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired in the Yalla Business is presented in the table below (in thousands):

Cash	$	82
Accounts receivable		77
Inventory		95
Other assets		90
Property and equipment		2,521
Intangible assets		1,530
Goodwill		263
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(1,168	)
Total net identifiable assets	$	3,490

Acquisition of Hurricane AMT, LLC

On July 3, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Hurricane AMT, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Hurricane”), for a purchase price of $12,500,000. Hurricane is the franchisor of Hurricane Grill & Wings and Hurricane BTW Restaurants. The purchase price of $12,500,000 was delivered through the payment of $8,000,000 in cash and the issuance to the Sellers of $4,500,000 of equity units of the Company valued at $10,000 per unit, or a total of 450 units. Each unit consists of (i) 100 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series A-1 Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”) and (ii) a warrant to purchase 127 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $7.83 per share (the “Hurricane Warrants”).

The allocation of consideration to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired is presented in the table below (in thousands):

Cash	$	358
Accounts receivable		352
Other assets		883
Intangible assets		11,020
Goodwill		2,772
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(643	)
Deferred franchise fees		(1,885	)
Other liabilities		(357	)
Total net identifiable assets	$	12,500

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Dividends on Common Stock

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Dividends on Common Stock

Note 17. DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK

The Company declared a stock dividend on February 7, 2019 equal to 2.13% on its common stock, representing the number of shares equal to $0.12 per share of common stock based on the closing price as of February 6, 2019. The stock dividend was paid on February 28, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 19, 2019. The Company issued 245,376 shares of common stock at a per share price of $5.64 in satisfaction of the dividend. As no fractional shares were issued, the Company paid stockholders cash in lieu of fractional shares.

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

NOTE 21. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Pursuant to FASB ASC 855, Management has evaluated all events and transactions that occurred from September 29, 2019 through the date of issuance of these financial statements. During this period, the Company did not have any significant subsequent events other than those described below:

Series B Preferred Stock and Warrants

On October 3, 2019, FAT Brands Inc. (the “Company”) completed the initial closing of its continuous public offering (the “Offering”) of up to $30,000,000 of units (the “Units”) at $25.00 per Unit, with each Unit comprised of one share of 8.25% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) and 0.60 warrants (the “Series B Warrants”) to purchase common stock at $8.50 per share, exercisable for five years.

Through the date of the issuance of these financial statements, the Company completed the sale of 47,080 Units for gross proceeds of $ 1,177,000. Of this amount, 33,000 units were acquired by Related Parties and other insiders for gross proceeds to the Company of $825,000.

The Offering is being conducted pursuant to an Offering Statement qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under Regulation A of Section 3(6) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for Tier 2 offerings. The Offering will continue until the earlier of $30,000,000 of Units have been sold or one year after the date the Offering Statement has being qualified by the SEC, unless the Offering is earlier terminated by the Company in its sole discretion.

TriPoint Global Equities, LLC and Digital Offering, LLC are acting as the Company’s exclusive selling agents (the “Selling Agents”) for the Offering on a “best efforts” basis. On October 3, 2019, the Company entered into a Selling Agency Agreement with the Selling Agents, under which the Company agreed to pay the Selling Agents a fee of 7.28% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in the Offering plus a five-year warrant to purchase Units exercisable for 1.25% of the total Units sold in the offering.

In connection with the Offering, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware a Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preferences of Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock, designating a total of 1,200,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and entered into a Warrant Agency Agreement with VStock Transfer, LLC, to act as the Warrant Agent for the Series B Warrants.

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Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Summary of Operating Lease Right of Use Assets and Operating Lease Liabilities Relating to Operating Leases

Operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities relating to the operating leases as of September 29, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019		December 30, 2018
Right of use assets	$	2,444	$	-
Lease liabilities	$	2,500	$	-

Schedule of Contractual Future Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities

The contractual future maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of September 29, 2019, including anticipated lease extensions, are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year:
2019	$	240
2020		763
2021		512
2022		516
2023		535
Thereafter		2,434
Total lease payments		5,000
Less imputed interest		2,500
Total	$	2,500

Summary of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

Supplemental cash flow information for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 related to leases is as follows (in thousands):

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	867
Operating lease right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:
Operating lease liabilities	$	187

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Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

Goodwill consists of the following (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019		December 30, 2018
Goodwill:
Fatburger	$	529	$	529
Buffalo’s		5,365		5,365
Hurricane		2,772		2,772
Ponderosa		1,462		1,462
Yalla		263		263
Elevation Burger		1,601		-
Total Goodwill	$	11,992	$	10,391

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Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Note 13. Related Party Transactions

The Company had open accounts with affiliated entities under the common control of FCCG resulting in net amounts due to the Company of $22,886,000 as of September 29, 2019. The receivable from FCCG bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, $1,350,000 of accrued interest income was added to the balance of the receivable from FCCG.

The balance of Due From Affiliates includes a preferred capital investment in Homestyle Dining LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation (“HSD”) in the amount of $4.0 million made effective July 5, 2018 (the “Preferred Interest”). FCCG owns all of the common interests in HSD. The holder of the Preferred Interest is entitled to a 15% priority return on the outstanding balance of the investment (the “Preferred Return”). Any available cash flows from HSD on a quarterly basis are to be distributed to pay the accrued Preferred Return and repay the Preferred Interest until fully retired. On or before the five-year anniversary of the investment, the Preferred Interest is to be fully repaid, together with all previously accrued but unpaid Preferred Return. FCCG has unconditionally guaranteed repayment of the Preferred Interest in the event HSD fails to do so.

During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, the Company recorded a payable to FCCG in the amount of $211,000 under the Tax Sharing Agreement. (See Note 9).

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Notes Receivable

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Receivables [Abstract]

Notes Receivable

Note 5. NOTES RECEIVABLE

Notes receivable consist of trade notes receivable and the Elevation Buyer Note.

Trade notes receivable are created when a settlement is reached relating to a delinquent franchisee receivable account and the entire balance is not immediately paid. Trade notes receivable generally include personal guarantees from the franchisee. The notes are made for the shortest time frame negotiable and will generally carry an interest rate of 6% to 7.5%. Reserve amounts, on the notes, are established based on the likelihood of collection. As of September 29, 2019, these trade notes receivable totaled $378,000, which was net of reserves of $123,000.

The Elevation Buyer Note was funded in connection with the purchase of Elevation Burger (See Note 3). The Company loaned $2,300,000 in cash to the Seller under a subordinated promissory note bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in August 2026. This Note is subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness of the Seller arising under any agreement or instrument to which the Seller or any of its affiliates is a party that evidences indebtedness for borrowed money that is senior in right of payment to the Elevation Buyer Note, whether existing on the effective date of the Elevation Buyer Note or arising thereafter. The balance owing to the Company under the Elevation Buyer Note may be used by the Company to offset amounts owing to the Seller under the Elevation Note under certain circumstances. As part of the total consideration for the Elevation acquisition, the Elevation Buyer Note was recorded at a net carrying value of $1,903,000, net of a discount of $397,000. As of September 29, 2019, the balance of the Elevation Note was $1,882,000, net of a discount of $374,000. During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, the Company recognized $55,000 and $59,000 in interest income, respectively, with no comparable activity in 2018.

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 9. Income Taxes

Effective October 20, 2017, the Company entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement with FCCG that provides that FCCG will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, file consolidated federal and California (and possibly other jurisdictions where revenue is generated, at FCCG’s election) income tax returns with the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company will pay FCCG the amount that its current tax liability would have been had it filed a separate return. To the extent the Company’s required payment exceeds its share of the actual combined income tax liability (which may occur, for example, due to the application of FCCG’s net operating loss carryforwards), the Company will be permitted, in the discretion of a committee of its board of directors comprised solely of directors not affiliated with or having an interest in FCCG, to pay such excess to FCCG by issuing an equivalent amount of its common stock in lieu of cash, valued at the fair market value at the time of the payment. An inter-company receivable of approximately $22,886,000 due from FCCG and its affiliates will be applied first to reduce excess income tax payment obligations to FCCG under the Tax Sharing Agreement.

For financial reporting purposes, the Company has recorded a tax provision calculated as if the Company files its tax returns on a stand-alone basis. The amount payable to FCCG determined by this calculation of $211,000 was subtracted from amounts due from FCCG as of September 29, 2019 (See Note 13).

Deferred taxes reflect the net effect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for calculating taxes payable on a stand-alone basis. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019			December 30, 2018
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Deferred income	$	1,910		$	1,779
Reserves and accruals		467			346
Intangibles		(556	)		(532	)
Deferred state income tax		(85	)		(72	)
Tax credits		-			126
Share-based compensation		134			131
NOL carryforward		68			-
Interest expense		384			439
Fixed assets		(164	)		-
Other		1			19
Total	$	2,159		$	2,236

Components of the provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019			Thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018
Current
Federal	$	116		$	49
State		30			142
Foreign		30			318
		176			509
Deferred
Federal		139			78
State		(62	)		(92	)
		77			(14	)
Total provision for income taxes	$	253		$	495

Income tax provision related to continuing operations differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to pretax income as follows (in thousands):

	Thirty-nine weeks ended		Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018
Provision for income taxes at statutory rate	$	40	$	291
State and local income taxes		-		39
Foreign taxes		30		319
Tax credits		112		(297	)
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock		51		-
Share based compensation		-		146
Other		20		(3	)
Total provision for income taxes	$	253	$	495

As of September 29, 2019, the Company’s annual tax filings for the prior three years are open for audit by Federal and for the prior four years for state tax agencies. The Company is the beneficiary of indemnification agreements from the prior owners of the subsidiaries for tax liabilities related to periods prior to its ownership of the subsidiaries. Management evaluated the Company’s overall tax positions and has determined that no provision for uncertain income tax positions is necessary as of September 29, 2019.

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Geographic Information and Major Franchisees - Schedule of Revenues by Geographic Area (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Total Revenue	$ 6,484	$ 5,864	$ 17,253	$ 13,357
United States [Member]
Total Revenue	5,364	4,155	14,435	9,798
Other Countries [Member]
Total Revenue	$ 1,120	$ 1,709	$ 2,818	$ 3,559

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Warrants - Schedule of Assumptions Used for Stock-based Compensation, Warrants (Details)	Sep. 29, 2019
Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Warrants, measurement input, percentage	4.00
Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Warrants, measurement input, percentage	6.63
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member]
Warrants, measurement input, percentage	31.73
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Warrants, measurement input, percentage	0.99
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Warrants, measurement input, percentage	1.91
Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member]
Warrants, expected term	5 years

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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc [Member] $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Due from related party	$ 22,886
Taxes payable	$ 211

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Leases (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($) Integer	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Number of leased properties | Integer			6
Lease expense | $	$ 355	$ 84	$ 1,089	$ 243
Weighted average remaining lease term	4 years 6 months		4 years 6 months
Weighted average discount rate	15.90%		15.90%
Minimum [Member]
Leases remaining term	7 months 6 days		7 months 6 days
Lease options to extend	5 years		5 years
Maximum [Member]
Leases remaining term	6 years		6 years
Lease options to extend	10 years		10 years

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Notes Receivable (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 19, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019
Trade notes receivable		$ 378,000	$ 378,000
Trade notes receivable, reserves		123,000	123,000
Interest income on notes receivable		55,000	59,000
Elevation Burger [Member]
Net carrying value of total consideration	$ 10,050,000
Elevation Burger [Member] | Elevation Buyer Note [Member]
Debt instrument rate of interest	6.00%
Trade notes receivable	$ 2,300,000
Maturity date	Aug. 31, 2026
Net carrying value of total consideration	$ 1,903,000		1,882,000
Net of discount	$ 397,000	$ 374,000	$ 374,000
Minimum [Member]
Debt instrument rate of interest		6.00%	6.00%
Maximum [Member]
Debt instrument rate of interest		7.50%	7.50%

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 609	$ 595
Notes receivable, net of allowance	37	37
Notes receivable - noncurrent, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	86	112
Dividends payable to related parties, current	111	42
Dividends payable to related parties, noncurrent	$ 84	$ 39
Common stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized	25,000,000	25,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	11,843,907	11,546,589
Common stock, shares outstanding	11,843,907	11,546,589

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Organization and Relationships

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Relationships

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS

Organization and Nature of Business

FAT Brands Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on March 21, 2017 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc. (“FCCG”). On October 20, 2017, the Company completed an initial public offering and issued additional shares of common stock representing 20 percent of its ownership (the “Offering”). The Company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “FAT.” As of September 29, 2019, FCCG continues to control a significant voting majority of the Company.

The Company is a multi-brand franchisor specializing in fast casual and casual dining restaurant concepts around the world. As of September 29, 2019, the Company owns and franchises eight restaurant brands: Fatburger, Buffalo’s Cafe, Buffalo’s Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Ponderosa Steakhouses, Bonanza Steakhouses, Yalla Mediterranean and Elevation Burger. Combined, these brands have over 380 locations open and more than 200 under development.

The Company licenses the right to use its brand names and provides franchisees with operating procedures and methods of merchandising. Upon signing a franchise agreement, the franchisor is committed to provide training, some supervision and assistance, and access to operations manuals. As needed, the franchisor will also provide advice and written materials concerning techniques of managing and operating the restaurants.

Liquidity

The Company recognized income from operations of $3,071,000 and $2,109,000 during the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively, and $6,239,000 and $3,877,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. Despite the profitability of the brands and their operations, the Company recognized net income of $1,154,000 and a net loss of $64,000 during the thirteen weeks and the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, respectively. The reduction in earnings is primarily due to:

● Higher net interest expense during 2019 as compared to the prior year periods related to higher debt balances which include our term loan debt that matures on June 30, 2020 (See Note 11); and

● Higher effective income tax rates during 2019 as compared to the prior year periods primarily due to the non-deductibility of dividends on the Company’s preferred stock. (See Note 9).

While the Company anticipates refinancing the term loan debt that matures on June 30, 2020 at a lower cost of capital prior to that date, if the Company is unable to obtain acceptable financing, its ability to fund the organic growth of the Company or to acquire additional restaurant concepts may be negatively impacted.

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Acquisitions and Significant Transactions - Schedule of Allocation of Tangible and Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Jun. 19, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 03, 2018	Jul. 03, 2018
Goodwill	$ 11,992		$ 10,391
Yalla Mediterranean, LLC [Member]
Cash				$ 82
Accounts receivable				77
Inventory				95
Other assets				90
Property and equipment				2,521
Intangible assets				1,530
Goodwill				263
Accounts payable and accrued expenses				(1,168)
Total net identifiable assets				$ 3,490
Hurricane AMT, LLC [Member]
Cash					$ 358
Accounts receivable					352
Other assets					883
Intangible assets					11,020
Goodwill					2,772
Accounts payable and accrued expenses					(643)
Deferred franchise fees					(1,885)
Other liabilities					(357)
Total net identifiable assets					$ 12,500
Elevation Burger [Member]
Cash		$ 18
Accounts receivable		50
Other assets		446
Intangible assets		7,140
Goodwill		1,601
Amounts payable to franchising agent		(1,065)
Deferred franchise fees		(758)
Other liabilities		(239)
Total net identifiable assets		$ 7,193

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Organization and Relationships (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 20, 2017	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($) Integer	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Ownership percentage, description	On October 20, 2017, the Company completed an initial public offering and issued additional shares of common stock representing 20 percent of its ownership (the "Offering"). The Company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "FAT." As of September 29, 2019, FCCG continues to control a significant voting majority of the Company.
Initial public offering percentage	20.00%
Franchising brands and locations, description				The Company owns and franchises eight restaurant brands: Fatburger, Buffalo's Cafe, Buffalo's Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Ponderosa Steakhouses, Bonanza Steakhouses, Yalla Mediterranean and Elevation Burger. Combined, these brands have over 380 locations open and more than 200 under development.
Number of franchise brands				8
Number of franchise locations				380
Number of franchises minimum, under development				200
Income from operations | $		$ 3,071	$ 2,109	$ 6,239	$ 3,877
Net income (loss) | $		$ 1,154	$ 10	$ (64)	$ 892

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Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Jul. 05, 2018
Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc [Member]
Due from related party	$ 22,886
Debt interest rate	10.00%
Accrued interest income receivable	$ 1,350
Taxes payable	$ 211
Homestyle Dining LLC [Member]
Debt interest rate		15.00%
Principal amount		$ 4,000

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Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Assumptions Used for Stock-based Compensation (Details) - Including Non-Employee Options [Member]	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019
Minimum [Member]
Expected dividend yield	4.00%
Expected volatility	30.23%
Risk-free interest rate	1.52%
Expected term (in years)	5 years 6 months
Maximum [Member]
Expected dividend yield	10.43%
Expected volatility	31.73%
Risk-free interest rate	2.85%
Expected term (in years)	5 years 9 months

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Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation

Note 15. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Effective September 30, 2017, the Company adopted the 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is a comprehensive incentive compensation plan under which the Company can grant equity-based and other incentive awards to officers, employees and directors of, and consultants and advisers to, FAT Brands Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Plan provides a maximum of 1,021,250 shares available for grant.

All of the stock options issued by the Company to date have included a vesting period of three years, with one-third of each grant vesting annually. The Company’s stock option activity for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 can be summarized as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Stock options outstanding at December 30, 2018		681,633		$	8.84		8.4
Grants		106,908		$	5.64		9.9
Forfeited		(45,636	)	$	8.35		9.0
Expired		-		$	-		-
Stock options outstanding at September 29, 2019		742,905		$	7.76		8.8
Stock options exercisable at September 29, 2019		125,097		$	11.48		8.1

The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to record the stock-based compensation are as follows:

	Including Non-Employee Options
Expected dividend yield	4.00% - 10.43	%
Expected volatility	30.23% - 31.73	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.52% - 2.85	%
Expected term (in years)	5.50 – 5.75

The Company recognized share-based compensation expense in the amount of $59,000 and $218,000 during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, respectively. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense in the amount of $125,000 and $370,000 during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018. As of September 29, 2019, there remains $213,000 of related share-based compensation expense relating to these non-vested grants, which will be recognized over the remaining vesting period, subject to future forfeitures.

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Geographic Information and Major Franchisees

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Geographic Information And Major Franchisees

Geographic Information and Major Franchisees

Note 19. geographic information AND MAJOR FRANCHISEES

Revenues by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018		September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018
United States	$	5,364	$	4,155	$	14,435	$	9,798
Other countries		1,120		1,709		2,818		3,559
Total revenues	$	6,484	$	5,864	$	17,253	$	13,357

Revenues are shown based on the geographic location of our franchisees’ restaurants. All our assets are located in the United States.

During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, no individual franchisee accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenues.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Affected Amounts Reported in Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table provides the affected amounts as reported in these unaudited consolidated financial statements compared with what they would have been if the previous accounting guidance had remained in effect.

As of September 29, 2019 (in thousands)

	Amounts As Reported		Amounts Under Previous Accounting Guidance
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Operating lease right of use assets	$	1,018	$	-
Operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale	$	1,426	$	-
Operating lease liabilities	$	1,041	$	-
Operating lease liabilities associated with operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale	$	1,459	$	-

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Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Intangible Assets

Note 7. OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019			December 30, 2018
Trademarks:
Fatburger	$	2,135		$	2,135
Buffalo’s		27			27
Hurricane		6,840			6,840
Ponderosa		7,230			7,230
Yalla		1,530			1,530
Elevation Burger		4,690			-
Total trademarks		22,452			17,762
Franchise agreements:
Hurricane – cost		4,180			4,180
Hurricane – accumulated amortization		(403	)		(161	)
Ponderosa – cost		1,640			1,640
Ponderosa – accumulated amortization		(215	)		(132	)
Elevation Burger – cost		2,450			-
Elevation Burger – accumulated amortization		(137	)		-
Total franchise agreements		7,515			5,527
Total Other Intangible Assets	$	29,967		$	23,289

The expected future amortization of the Company’s capitalized franchise agreements is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year:
2019	$	233
2020		932
2021		932
2022		932
2023		932
Thereafter		3,554
Total	$	7,515

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Note 11. DEBT

Term Loan

On July 3, 2018, the Company as borrower, and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates as guarantors, entered into a new Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with FB Lending, LLC (the “Lender”). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Company borrowed $16.0 million in a term loan (“Term Loan”) from the Lender. The Company used a portion of the loan proceeds to fund (i) the cash payment of $8.0 million to the members of Hurricane and closing costs in connection with the acquisition of Hurricane, and (ii) to repay borrowings of $2.0 million plus interest and fees owing under the Company’s existing loan facility with TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP. The Company used the remaining proceeds for general working capital purposes.

In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company also issued warrants to purchase up to 509,604 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $7.20 per share to the Lender (the “Lender Warrant”). Warrants were also issued to certain loan placement agents to purchase 66,691 shares of the Company’s common stock at $7.20 per share (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) (See Note 16).

As security for its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Company granted a lien on substantially all of its assets to the Lender. In addition, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates entered into a Guaranty (the “Guaranty”) in favor of the Lender, pursuant to which they guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Loan Agreement and granted as security for their guaranty obligations a lien on substantially all of their assets.

On January 29, 2019, the Company refinanced the FB Lending term loan. The payoff amount was $18,095,000 which included principal in the amount of $16,400,000 and accrued interest and prepayment fees of $1,695,000. During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, the Company recorded interest expense of $0 and $1,337,000, respectively, primarily relating to the charge off of unaccreted debt discount of $349,000 and unamortized debt offering costs of $651,000, with no comparable activity in the prior period. The effective interest rate for the Term Loan was 29.8%. The Lender Warrant will remain outstanding until it is exercised or expires (See Note 16).

Loan and Security Agreement

On January 29, 2019, the Company as borrower, and its subsidiaries and affiliates as guarantors, entered into a new Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) with The Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P. (“Lion”). Pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company borrowed $20.0 million from Lion, and utilized the proceeds to repay the existing $16.0 million term loan from FB Lending, LLC plus accrued interest and fees, and provide additional general working capital to the Company.

The term loan under the Loan and Security Agreement matures on June 30, 2020. Interest on the term loan accrues at an annual fixed rate of 20.0% and is payable quarterly. The Company may prepay all or a portion of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the Loan and Security Agreement at any time upon prior notice to Lion without penalty, other than a make-whole provision providing for a minimum of six months’ interest. The Company is required to prepay all or a portion of the outstanding principal and accrued unpaid interest under the Loan and Security Agreement in connection with certain dispositions of assets, extraordinary receipts, issuances of additional debt or equity, or a change of control of the Company.

In connection with the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company issued to Lion a warrant to purchase up to 1,167,404 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $0.01 per share (the “Lion Warrant”), exercisable only if the amounts outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement are not repaid in full prior to October 1, 2019. If the Loan and Security Agreement is repaid in full prior to October 1, 2019, the Lion Warrant will terminate in its entirety.

As security for its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Company granted a lien on substantially all of its assets to Lion. In addition, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates entered into a Guaranty (the “Guaranty”) in favor of Lion, pursuant to which they guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Loan and Security Agreement and granted as security for their guaranty obligations a lien on substantially all of their assets.

The Loan and Security Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur other indebtedness, grant liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, pay dividends or make distributions, in each case subject to customary exceptions. The Loan and Security Agreement also includes customary events of default that include, among other things, non-payment, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant breaches, events that result in a material adverse effect (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement), cross default to other material indebtedness, bankruptcy, insolvency and material judgments. The occurrence and continuance of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the Company’s obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement and an increase in the interest rate by 5.0% per annum.

On the issuance date, the Company evaluated the allocation of the proceeds between the Loan and Security Agreement and the Lion Warrant based on the relative fair values of each. Since the Lion Warrant only becomes effective if the amounts outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement are not repaid in full prior to October 1, 2019, no value was assigned to it as of the grant date. The Company intends to refinance the debt prior to the beginning of the exercise period of the Lion Warrant.

On June 19, 2019, the Company amended its existing loan facility with Lion. The Company entered into a First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “First Amendment”), which amends the Loan and Security Agreement originally dated January 29, 2019. Pursuant to the First Amendment, the Company increased its borrowings by $3,500,000 in order to fund the Elevation Buyer Note in connection with the acquisition of Elevation, acquire other assets and pay fees and expenses of the transactions. The First Amendment also added the acquired Elevation-related entities as guarantors and loan parties.

On July 24, 2019, the Company entered into a first amendment to the Lion Warrant, which extends the date on which the Lion Warrant was initially exercisable from October 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020, which coincides with the maturity date of the loans made under the Loan Agreement. The Lender Warrant is only exercisable if the amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement are not repaid in full prior to the Exercise Date.

The Company agreed to pay the Lenders an extension fee of $500,000 in the form of an increase in the principal amount loaned under the Loan and Security Agreement, and on July 24, 2019 entered into a second amendment to the Loan Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) to reflect this increase. Under the Second Amendment, the parties also agreed to amend the Loan and Security Agreement to provide for a late fee of $400,000 payable if the Company fails to make any quarterly interest payment by the fifth business day after the end of each fiscal quarter.

As of September 29, 2019, the total principal amount due under the Loan and Security Agreement was $24,000,000 and the net carrying value of obligation under the Loan and Security Agreement was $23,745,000, which is net of unamortized debt offering costs of $255,000.

The Company recognized interest expense on the Loan and Security Agreement of $3,608,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, which includes $167,000 for amortization of debt offering costs and a $500,000 loan extension fee, with no comparable activity in 2018. The Company recognized interest expense of $1,812,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019, which included $82,000 for the amortization of debt offering costs and a $500,000 loan extension fee, with no comparable activity in 2018. The effective interest rate for the facility under the Loan and Security Agreement is 20.9%.

Elevation Note

On June 19, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Elevation Burger. A portion of the purchase price included the issuance to the Seller of a convertible subordinated promissory note (the “Elevation Note”) with a principal amount of $7,509,816, bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in July 2026. The Elevation Note is convertible under certain circumstances into shares of the Company’s common stock at $12.00 per share. In connection with the valuation of the acquisition of Elevation Burger, the Elevation Note was recorded on the financial statements of the Company at $6,185,000, which is net of a loan discount of $1,295,000 and debt offering costs of $30,000. As of September 29, 2019, the carrying value of the Elevation Note was $6,055,000 which is net of the loan discount of $1,222,000 and debt offering costs of $55,000. The Company recognized interest expense relating to the Elevation Note during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 in the amount of $162,000, which included amortization of the loan discount of $73,000 and de minimis amortization of debt offering costs, with no comparable activity is 2018. The Company recognized interest expense relating to the Elevation Note during the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 in the amount of $139,000, which included amortization of the loan discount of $64,000 and de minimis amortization of debt offering costs, with no comparable activity in 2018.The effective interest rate for the Elevation Note is 7.7%.

The Company is required to make fully amortizing payments of $110,000 per month during the term of the Elevation Note. The Elevation Note is a general unsecured obligation of Company and is subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness of the Company arising under any agreement or instrument to which Company or any of its Affiliates is a party that evidences indebtedness for borrowed money that is senior in right of payment. FCCG has guaranteed payment of the Elevation Note.

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Warrants (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Warrant Activity

The Company’s warrant activity for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019, as adjusted for the February 2019 stock dividend, is as follows:

	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Warrants outstanding at December 30, 2018		843,089	$	8.06		3.7
Grants		1,214,279	$	0.32		4.4
Exercised		-	$	-		-
Forfeited		-	$	-		-
Expired		-	$	-		-
Warrants outstanding at September 29, 2019		2,057,368	$	3.49		4.1
Warrants exercisable at September 29, 2019		843,089	$	8.23		3.7

Schedule of Assumptions Used for Stock-based Compensation, Warrants

The range of assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to record basis of the warrants as of the grant dates are as follows:

	Warrants
Expected dividend yield		4.00% - 6.63	%
Expected volatility		31.73	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.99% - 1.91	%
Expected term (in years)		5.00

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Deferred Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract]

Schedule of Deferred Income

Deferred income is as follows (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019		December 30, 2018
Deferred franchise fees	$	5,514	$	6,711
Deferred royalties		481		653
Deferred advertising revenue		381		333
Total	$	6,376	$	7,697

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Acquisitions and Significant Transactions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Yalla Mediterranean, LLC [Member]

Schedule of Allocation of Tangible and Intangible Assets Acquired

The preliminary allocation of the total consideration recognized of $3,490,000 to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired in the Yalla Business is presented in the table below (in thousands):

Cash	$	82
Accounts receivable		77
Inventory		95
Other assets		90
Property and equipment		2,521
Intangible assets		1,530
Goodwill		263
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(1,168	)
Total net identifiable assets	$	3,490

Hurricane AMT, LLC [Member]

Schedule of Allocation of Tangible and Intangible Assets Acquired

The allocation of consideration to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired is presented in the table below (in thousands):

Cash	$	358
Accounts receivable		352
Other assets		883
Intangible assets		11,020
Goodwill		2,772
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(643	)
Deferred franchise fees		(1,885	)
Other liabilities		(357	)
Total net identifiable assets	$	12,500

Elevation Burger [Member]

Schedule of Allocation of Tangible and Intangible Assets Acquired

The allocation of the consideration to the preliminary valuation of net tangible and intangible assets acquired is presented in the table below (in thousands):

Cash	$	18
Accounts receivable		50
Other assets		446
Intangible assets		7,140
Goodwill		1,601
Amounts payable to franchising agent		(1,065	)
Deferred franchise fees		(758	)
Other liabilities		(239	)
Total net identifiable assets	$	7,193

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Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Future Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2019	$ 233
2020	932
2021	932
2022	932
2023	932
Thereafter	3,554
Total	$ 7,515	$ 5,527

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Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of the Income Tax Provision (Benefit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Current: Federal			$ 116	$ 49
Current: State			30	142
Current: Foreign			30	318
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total			176	509
Deferred: Federal			139	78
Deferred: State			(62)	(92)
Deferred: Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total			77	(14)
Total provision for income taxes	$ (372)	$ 199	$ 253	$ 495

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Leases - Schedule of Contractual Future Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Total	$ 1,041
Corporate Offices And For Certain Restaurant Properties [Member]
2019	240
2020	763
2021	512
2022	516
2023	535
Thereafter	2,434
Total lease payments	5,000
Less imputed interest	2,500
Total	$ 2,500

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019 ft²
Elevation Subleases [Member] | Unrelated Third party [Member]
Square feet of space	2,500
Beverly Hills, California [Member]
Square feet of space	5,478
Operating lease expiration date	Apr. 30, 2020
Additional square feet of space	2,915
Additional operating lease expiration date	Feb. 29, 2024
Plano,TX [Member]
Square feet of space	1,775
Operating lease expiration date	Mar. 31, 2021
Falls Church, VA [Member]
Square feet of space	5,057
Operating lease expiration date	Apr. 30, 2020

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Goodwill

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

Note 6. GOODWILL

Goodwill consists of the following (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019		December 30, 2018
Goodwill:
Fatburger	$	529	$	529
Buffalo’s		5,365		5,365
Hurricane		2,772		2,772
Ponderosa		1,462		1,462
Yalla		263		263
Elevation Burger		1,601		-
Total Goodwill	$	11,992	$	10,391

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Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

NOTE 10. LEASES

The Company records six operating leases for corporate offices and for certain restaurant properties that are being refranchised. The Company is not a guarantor to the leases of the restaurants that are being refranchised. The leases have remaining lease terms ranging from 0.6 years to 6.0 years. Two of the leases also have options to extend the term for 5 to 10 years. The Company recognized lease expense of $1,089,000 and $243,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. The Company recognized lease expense of $355,000 and $84,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. The weighted average remaining lease term of the operating leases (not including optional lease extensions) at September 29, 2019 was 4.5 years.

Operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities relating to the operating leases as of September 29, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019		December 30, 2018
Right of use assets	$	2,444	$	-
Lease liabilities	$	2,500	$	-

The operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities include obligations relating to the optional term extensions available on five of the leases based on management’s intention to exercise the options. The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the carrying value of the right of use assets and lease liabilities was 15.9%.

The contractual future maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of September 29, 2019, including anticipated lease extensions, are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year:
2019	$	240
2020		763
2021		512
2022		516
2023		535
Thereafter		2,434
Total lease payments		5,000
Less imputed interest		2,500
Total	$	2,500

Supplemental cash flow information for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019 related to leases is as follows (in thousands):

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	867
Operating lease right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:
Operating lease liabilities	$	187

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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019			December 30, 2018
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Deferred income	$	1,910		$	1,779
Reserves and accruals		467			346
Intangibles		(556	)		(532	)
Deferred state income tax		(85	)		(72	)
Tax credits		-			126
Share-based compensation		134			131
NOL carryforward		68			-
Interest expense		384			439
Fixed assets		(164	)		-
Other		1			19
Total	$	2,159		$	2,236

Schedule of Components of the Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

Components of the provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019			Thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2018
Current
Federal	$	116		$	49
State		30			142
Foreign		30			318
		176			509
Deferred
Federal		139			78
State		(62	)		(92	)
		77			(14	)
Total provision for income taxes	$	253		$	495

Schedule of Statutory Income Tax Rate to Pretax Income

Income tax provision related to continuing operations differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to pretax income as follows (in thousands):

	Thirty-nine weeks ended		Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018
Provision for income taxes at statutory rate	$	40	$	291
State and local income taxes		-		39
Foreign taxes		30		319
Tax credits		112		(297	)
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock		51		-
Share based compensation		-		146
Other		20		(3	)
Total provision for income taxes	$	253	$	495

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Refranchising (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Refranchising Tables Abstract

Schedule of Remaining Assets Classified as Held for Sale

As a result, the following remaining assets have been classified as held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 29, 2019 (in thousands):

	September 29, 2019
Property, plant and equipment	$	846
Operating lease right of use assets		1,426
Total	$	2,272

Schedule of Gain on Refranchising Restaurant Costs and Expenses

	Thirteen Weeks Ended September 29, 2019			Thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019
Restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue	$	(377	)	$	(1,398	)
Gain on store sales		1,279			2,249
Refranchising gain	$	902		$	851

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Geographic Information and Major Franchisees (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Geographic Information And Major Franchisees

Schedule of Revenues by Geographic Area

Revenues by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018		September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018
United States	$	5,364	$	4,155	$	14,435	$	9,798
Other countries		1,120		1,709		2,818		3,559
Total revenues	$	6,484	$	5,864	$	17,253	$	13,357

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Leases - Summary of Operating Lease Right of Use Assets and Operating Lease Liabilities Relating to Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Right of use assets	$ 1,018
Lease liabilities	1,041
Corporate Offices And For Certain Restaurant Properties [Member]
Right of use assets	2,444
Lease liabilities	$ 2,500

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Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Total trademarks	$ 22,452	$ 17,762
Total franchise agreements	7,515	5,527
Total Other Intangible Assets	29,967	23,289
Fatburger [Member]
Total trademarks	2,135	2,135
Buffalo's [Member]
Total trademarks	27	27
Hurricane [Member]
Total trademarks	6,840	6,840
Hurricane [Member] | Franchise Agreements [Member]
Cost	4,180	4,180
Accumulated amortization	(403)	(161)
Ponderosa [Member]
Total trademarks	7,230	7,230
Ponderosa [Member] | Franchise Agreements [Member]
Cost	1,640	1,640
Accumulated amortization	(215)	(132)
Yalla [Member]
Total trademarks	1,530	1,530
Elevation Burger [Member]
Total trademarks	4,690
Elevation Burger [Member] | Franchise Agreements [Member]
Cost	2,450
Accumulated amortization	$ (137)

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Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred income	$ 1,910	$ 1,779
Reserves and accruals	467	346
Intangibles	(556)	(532)
Deferred state income tax	(85)	(72)
Tax credits		126
Share-based compensation	134	131
NOL carryforward	68
Interest expense	384	439
Fixed assets	(164)
Other	1	19
Total	$ 2,159	$ 2,236

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Geographic Information and Major Franchisees (Details Narrative)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019
Geographic Information And Major Franchisees
Franchise revenue percentage description	No individual franchisee accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenues	No individual franchisee accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenues

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Refranchising (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Refranchising
Operating lease liabilities related to the assets classified as held for sale	$ 1,459	$ 1,459
Refranchising restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue	$ 377	$ 1,398

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Number of common stock share issued	245,376
Right of use assets		$ 1,018
Lease liabilities		$ 1,041
ASU 2016-02 [Member]
Right of use assets			4,313
Lease liabilities			$ 4,225
Domestic and International Stores [Member]
Store opening description		If the fees collected are less than the respective store opening fee amounts, the full up-front fees are recognized at opening. The store opening fees are based on out-of-pocket costs to the Company for each store opening and are primarily comprised of labor expenses associated with training, store design, and supply chain setup.
Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]
Income tax likely being realized		The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon the ultimate settlement.
Maximum [Member]
FDIC insured amount		$ 250
Interest rate percentage		7.50%
Royalty fee percentage		6.00%
Store opening fees		$ 60
Minimum [Member]
Interest rate percentage		6.00%
Royalty fee percentage		0.75%
Store opening fees		$ 35

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Goodwill - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Total Goodwill	$ 11,992	$ 10,391
Fatburger [Member]
Total Goodwill	529	529
Buffalo's [Member]
Total Goodwill	5,365	5,365
Hurricane [Member]
Total Goodwill	2,772	2,772
Ponderosa [Member]
Total Goodwill	1,462	1,462
Yalla [Member]
Total Goodwill	263	263
Elevation Burger [Member]
Total Goodwill	$ 1,601

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Current assets
Cash	$ 311	$ 653
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $609 and $595, respectively	5,121	1,779
Current portion of notes receivable, net of allowance of $37 and $37, respectively	255	65
Assets classified as held for sale	2,272
Other current assets	964	1,042
Total current assets	8,923	3,539
Notes receivable - net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $86 and $112, respectively	1,882	212
Due from affiliates	22,886	15,514
Deferred income taxes	2,159	2,236
Operating lease right of use assets	1,018
Goodwill	11,992	10,391
Other intangible assets, net	29,967	23,289
Other assets	755	2,779
Total assets	79,582	57,960
Liabilities
Accounts payable	7,008	4,415
Accrued expenses	5,510	3,705
Accrued advertising	694	369
Accrued interest payable	1,255	2,250
Deferred income	907	1,076
Dividend payable on mandatorily redeemable preferred shares (includes amounts due to related parties of $111 and $42 as of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively)	1,083	391
Liabilities related to assets classified as held for sale	1,459
Current portion of operating lease liability	402
Current portion of long-term debt	24,383	15,400
Total current liabilities	42,701	27,606
Deferred income - noncurrent	5,469	6,621
Acquisition purchase price payable	4,373	3,497
Operating lease liability, net of current portion	639
Mandatorily redeemable preferred shares, net	14,239	14,191
Deferred dividend payable on mandatorily redeemable preferred shares (includes amounts due to related parties of $84 and $39 as of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively)	528	228
Long-term debt, net of current portion	5,472
Other liabilities		78
Total liabilities	73,421	52,221
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.0001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 11,843,907 and 11,546,589 shares issued and outstanding at September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively	11,243	10,757
Accumulated deficit	(5,082)	(5,018)
Total stockholders' equity	6,161	5,739
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 79,582	$ 57,960

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss) income	$ (64)	$ 892
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operations:
Deferred income taxes	77	(22)
Depreciation and amortization	536	193
Share-based compensation	218	370
Accretion of debt discount	1,718	413
Change in operating right of use assets	510
Gain on sale refranchised restaurants	(2,249)
Accretion of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares	48	18
Accretion of purchase price liability	426
Recovery of bad debts	(91)
Change in:
Accounts receivable	(731)	(805)
Trade notes receivable	21	64
Other current assets	59	(362)
Accounts payable and accrued expense	3,375	1,033
Accrued advertising	80	(475)
Accrued interest payable	(941)	259
Deferred income	(2,129)	(1,665)
Dividend payable on mandatorily redeemable preferred shares	992	447
Other	(281)
Total adjustments	1,637	(532)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,573	360
Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to property and equipment	(49)	(139)
Proceeds from sale of refranchised restaurants	1,710
Payments made in connection with acquisition, net	(2,332)	(7,677)
Net cash used in investing activities	(671)	(7,816)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings and associated warrants, net of issuance costs	23,022	17,096
Issuance of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares and associated warrants		7,984
Repayments of borrowings	(16,500)	(10,853)
Change in due from affiliates	(7,371)	(4,262)
Change in operating lease liabilities	(287)
Dividends	(2)	(632)
Other	(106)	(50)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(1,244)	9,283
Net (decrease) increase in cash	(342)	1,827
Cash at beginning of period	653	32
Cash at end of period	311	1,859
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	4,576	1,551
Cash paid for income taxes	190	184
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:
Note payable to Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. converted to common and preferred stock		9,272
Dividends reinvested in common stock		1,920
Director fees converted to common stock	270	420
Income taxes payable adjusting amounts due from affiliates	$ 211	$ 74

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Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock (Details Narrative) - USD ($)						3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Jul. 03, 2018	Jun. 27, 2018	Jun. 08, 2018	Jun. 07, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 20, 2017
Number of shares issued	245,376
Interest expense						$ 1,544,000	$ 991,000	$ 4,064,000	$ 1,427,000
Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc [Member]
Related party debt balance amount converted			$ 950,000
Subscription Agreement [Member]
Sale of units in transactions					800
Sales price of shares issuance and sale					$ 10,000
Proceeds from initial pubilc offering					$ 8,000,000
Subscription Agreement [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants					127
Warrants exercise price					$ 7.83
Subscription Agreement [Member] | Series A Warrants [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants					102,125
Note Exchange Agreement [Member]
Number of shares eligible for warrants			25,530
Warrants exercise price			$ 7.83
Related party debt balance amount converted			$ 2,000,000
Debt principal balance										$ 30,000,000
Principal and interest balance of debt										$ 10,222,000
Note Exchange Agreement [Member] | Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc [Member]
Related party debt balance amount converted			$ 9,272,053
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Number of shares designated				100,000
Liquidation preference shares				$ 100.00
Cash dividend rate				9.90%
Deferred dividend rate				4.00%
Cash redemption price per share				$ 100.00
Preferred stock, shares outstanding						100,000		100,000
Preferred stock, face value						$ 9,906,000		$ 9,906,000
Debt discount						82,000		82,000
Unamortized debt offering costs								12,000
Interest expense						354,000	352,000	1,062,000	430,000
Accretion expense						6,000	6,000	17,000	8,000
Amortization of debt offering costs						$ 1,000	1,000	$ 2,000	1,000
Effective interest rate						14.20%		14.20%
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Subscription Agreement [Member]
Number of shares issued					80,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | On Or Prior to June 30, 2021 [Member]
Cash redemption price per share						$ 115.00		$ 115.00
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | After June 30, 2021 and On Or Prior to June 30, 2022 [Member]
Cash redemption price per share						110.00		110.00
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | After June 30, 2022 [Member]
Cash redemption price per share						100.00		100.00
Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member] | Subscription Agreement [Member]
Number of preferred stock designated					100
Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member] | Note Exchange Agreement [Member]
Number of preferred stock designated			200
Number of shares converted			20,000
Conversion price per share			$ 100.00
Exchange Shares [Member] | Note Exchange Agreement [Member]
Related party debt balance amount converted			$ 7,272,053
Exchange Shares [Member] | Note Exchange Agreement [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Number of shares converted			1,010,420
Conversion price per share			$ 7.20
Series A-1 Preferred Stock [Member]
Number of shares designated		200,000
Liquidation preference shares		$ 100.00
Cash dividend rate		6.00%
Cash redemption price per share		$ 12.00				$ 100.00		$ 100.00
Preferred stock, shares issued						45,000		45,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding						45,000		45,000
Preferred stock, face value						$ 4,333,000		$ 4,333,000
Debt discount						141,000		141,000
Unamortized debt offering costs								26,000
Interest expense						78,000	67,500	232,000	67,500
Accretion expense						8,000	8,000	24,000	8,000
Amortization of debt offering costs						$ 2,000	$ 2,000	$ 5,000	$ 2,000
Effective interest rate						6.90%		6.90%

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Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock Option Activity (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019 $ / shares shares
Equity [Abstract]
Number of Shares, Stock options outstanding, beginning balance | shares	681,633
Number of Shares, Grants | shares	106,908
Number of Shares, Forfeited | shares	(45,636)
Number of Shares, Expired | shares
Number of Shares, Stock options outstanding, ending balance | shares	742,905
Number of Shares, Stock options exercisable, ending balance | shares	125,097
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Stock options outstanding, beginning balance | $ / shares	$ 8.84
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Grants | $ / shares	5.64
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited | $ / shares	8.35
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Expired | $ / shares
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Stock options outstanding, ending balance | $ / shares	7.76
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Stock options exercisable, ending balance | $ / shares	$ 11.48
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Stock options outstanding, beginning balance	8 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Grants	9 years 10 months 25 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Forfeited	9 years
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Stock options outstanding, ending balance	8 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Stock options exercisable, ending balance	8 years 1 month 6 days

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Nature of Operations

Nature of operations – The Company operates its franchising business on a 52 or a 53 week calendar and the fiscal year ends on the last Sunday of December. Consistent with industry practice, the Company measures its stores’ performance based upon 7-day work weeks. Using the 52-week cycle ensures consistent weekly reporting for operations and ensures that each week has the same days, since certain days are more profitable than others. The use of this fiscal year means a 53rd week is added to the fiscal year every 5 or 6 years. In a 52-week year, all four quarters are comprised of 13 weeks. In a 53-week year, one extra week is added to the fourth quarter. Both the fiscal year 2019 and the fiscal year 2018 consist of 52 weeks.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of consolidation – The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries: Fatburger North America, Inc. (“Fatburger”); Buffalo’s Franchise Concepts, Inc. (“Buffalo’s”); Ponderosa Franchising Company, Bonanza Restaurant Company, Ponderosa International Development, Inc. and Puerto Rico Ponderosa, Inc. (collectively, “Ponderosa”); Hurricane AMT, LLC (“Hurricane”); Yalla Mediterranean Franchising Company, LLC and Yalla Acquisition, LLC (collectively, the “Yalla Business”) and EB Franchises, LLC (“Elevation Burger”).

The accounts of Hurricane have been consolidated since its acquisition by the Company on July 3, 2018. The accounts of the Yalla Business have been consolidated since December 3, 2018. The accounts of Elevation Burger have been consolidated since its acquisition on June 19, 2019. Intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Use of estimates in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements – The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the determination of fair values of certain financial instruments for which there is no active market, the allocation of basis between assets acquired, sold or retained, and valuation allowances for notes receivable and accounts receivable. Estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial Statement Reclassification

Financial statement reclassification – Certain account balances from prior periods have been reclassified in these consolidated financial statements to conform to current period classifications.

Cash

Cash - The Company’s cash is maintained at multiple financial institutions and from time to time the balances for one or more of its accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (“FDIC’s”) insured amount. Balances on interest bearing deposits at banks in the United States are insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per account. As of September 29, 2019, the Company had no accounts that exceeded the insured limit. As of December 30, 2018, the Company had one account with a balance that exceeded the insured limit.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable – Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and are stated net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the existing accounts receivable. The allowance is based on historical collection data and current franchisee information. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.

Trade Notes Receivable

Trade notes receivable – Trade notes receivable are created when an agreement is reached to settle a delinquent franchisee receivable account and the entire balance is not immediately paid. Generally, trade notes receivable include personal guarantees from the franchisee. The notes are made for the shortest time frame negotiable and will generally carry an interest rate of 6% to 7.5%. Reserve amounts on the notes are established based on the likelihood of collection.

Assets Classified as Held for Sale

Assets classified as held for sale – Assets are classified as held for sale when the Company commits to a plan to sell the asset, the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition and an active program to locate a buyer at a reasonable price has been initiated. The sale of these assets is generally expected to be completed within one year. The combined assets are valued at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value, net of costs to sell and included as current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Assets classified as held for sale are not depreciated. However, interest attributable to the liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale and other related expenses continue to be accrued.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets – Intangible assets are stated at the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and include goodwill, trademarks, and franchise agreements. Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, such as trademarks, are not amortized but are reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently if indicators arise. All other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated weighted average useful lives, which range from nine to twenty-five years. Management assesses potential impairments to intangible assets at least annually, or when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered. Judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators and future cash flows related to intangible assets are based on operational performance of the acquired businesses, market conditions and other factors.

Income Taxes

Income taxes – Effective October 20, 2017, the Company entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement with FCCG that provides that FCCG will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, file consolidated federal and California (and possibly other jurisdictions where revenue is generated, at FCCG’s election) income tax returns with the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company will pay FCCG the amount that its tax liability would have been had it filed a separate return. As such, the Company accounts for income taxes as if it filed separately from FCCG.

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between financial reporting and tax reporting bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, the timing and amount of which are uncertain.

A two-step approach is utilized to recognize and measure uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon tax authority examination, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon the ultimate settlement.

Royalties

Royalties: In addition to franchise fee revenue, we collect a royalty calculated as a percentage of net sales from our franchisees. Royalties range from 0.75% to 6% and are recognized as revenue when the related sales are made by the franchisees. Royalties collected in advance of sales are classified as deferred income until earned.

Franchise Fees

Franchise Fees: Franchise fee revenue from the sale of individual franchises is recognized over the term of the individual franchise agreement. Unamortized non-refundable deposits collected in relation to the sale of franchises are recorded as deferred franchise fees.

The franchise fee may be adjusted at management’s discretion or in a situation involving store transfers. Deposits are non-refundable upon acceptance of the franchise application. In the event a franchisee does not comply with their development timeline for opening franchise stores, the franchise rights may be terminated, and franchise fee revenue is recognized for non-refundable deposits.

Store Opening Fees

Store opening fees – The Company recognizes store opening fees in the amount of $35,000 to $60,000 from the up-front fees collected from franchisees. The amount of the fee is dependent on brand and location (domestic versus international stores). The remaining balance of the up-front fees are then amortized as franchise fees over the life of the franchise agreement. If the fees collected are less than the respective store opening fee amounts, the full up-front fees are recognized at opening. The store opening fees are based on out-of-pocket costs to the Company for each store opening and are primarily comprised of labor expenses associated with training, store design, and supply chain setup. International fees recognized are higher due to the additional cost of travel.

Advertising

Advertising – The Company requires advertising payments from franchisees based on a percent of net sales. The Company also receives, from time to time, payments from vendors that are to be used for advertising. Advertising funds collected are required to be spent for specific advertising purposes. Advertising revenue and associated expense is recorded on the statement of operations. Assets and liabilities associated with the related advertising fees are consolidated on the Company’s balance sheet.

Share-based Compensation

Share-based compensation – The Company has a stock option plan which provides for options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. Options issued under the plan may have a variety of terms as determined by the Board of Directors including the option term, the exercise price and the vesting period. Options granted to employees and directors are valued at the date of grant and recognized as an expense over the vesting period in which the options are earned. Cancellations or forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. Stock options issued to non-employees as compensation for services are accounted for based upon the estimated fair value of the stock option. The Company recognizes this expense over the period in which the services are provided. Management utilizes the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of the stock options issued by the Company. See Note 15 for more details on the Company’s share-based compensation.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share – The Company reports basic earnings or loss per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share”. Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of dilutive securities during the reporting period. Any potentially dilutive securities that have an anti-dilutive impact on the per share calculation are excluded. During periods in which the Company reports a net loss, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equal to basic weighted average shares outstanding because the effect of all potentially dilutive securities would be anti-dilutive.

The Company declared a stock dividend on February 7, 2019 and issued 245,376 shares of common stock in satisfaction of the dividend (See Note 17). Unless otherwise noted, earnings per share and other share-based information for 2019 and 2018 have been adjusted retrospectively to reflect the impact of the stock dividend.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In June 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The amendments in this update expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. Prior to this update, Topic 718 applied only to share-based transactions to employees. Consistent with the accounting requirements for employee share-based payment awards, nonemployee share-based payment awards within the scope of Topic 718 are measured at grant-date fair value of the equity instruments that an entity is obligated to issue when the good has been delivered or the service has been rendered and any other conditions necessary to earn the right to benefit from the instruments have been satisfied. The Company adopted Topic 718 on December 31, 2018. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-09, Codification Improvements. This ASU makes amendments to multiple codification Topics. The transition and effective date guidance is based on the facts and circumstances of each amendment. Some of the amendments in this ASU do not require transition guidance and will be effective upon issuance of this ASU. The Company adopted ASU 2018-09 on December 31, 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), requiring a lessee to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases with a lease term of more than twelve months. Leases will continue to be classified as either financing or operating, with classification affecting the recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease. This ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and requires a modified retrospective approach to adoption for lessees related to capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective approach, using a date of initial application of December 31, 2018. The Company also elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the standard, which allowed the company to carry forward historical lease classifications. The adoption of this standard on December 31, 2018 resulted in the Company recording Operating Lease Right of Use Assets and Operating Lease Liabilities on its consolidated financial statements as of that date in the amount of $4,313,000 and $4,225,000, respectively. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant effect on the amount of lease expense recognized by the Company.

Adopting the new accounting standard for leases affected various financial statement line items for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019. The following table provides the affected amounts as reported in these unaudited consolidated financial statements compared with what they would have been if the previous accounting guidance had remained in effect.

As of September 29, 2019 (in thousands)

	Amounts As Reported		Amounts Under Previous Accounting Guidance
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Operating lease right of use assets	$	1,018	$	-
Operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale	$	1,426	$	-
Operating lease liabilities	$	1,041	$	-
Operating lease liabilities associated with operating lease right of use assets classified as held for sale	$	1,459	$	-

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” This ASU adds, modifies and removes several disclosure requirements relative to the three levels of inputs used to measure fair value in accordance with Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement.” This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the effect that this ASU will have on its financial position, results of operations, and disclosures.

The FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). The new guidance reduces complexity for the accounting for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement and aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). For public companies, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Implementation should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The effects of this standard on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows are not expected to be material.

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Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

Note 14. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

As of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, the total number of authorized shares of common stock was 25,000,000, and there were 11,843,907 and 11,546,589 (unadjusted for the issuance of shares related to the common stock dividend during the first quarter of 2019) shares of common stock outstanding, respectively.

Below are the changes to the Company’s common stock during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2019:

● On February 7, 2019, the Company declared a stock dividend equal to 2.13% on its common stock, representing the number of shares equal to $0.12 per share of common stock based on the closing price as of February 6, 2019. The stock dividend was paid on February 28, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 19, 2019. The Company issued 245,376 shares of common stock at a per share price of $5.64 in satisfaction of the dividend. The number of common shares issued prior to the record date of the stock dividend have been adjusted retrospectively for the effects of the stock dividend.

● On February 22, 2019, the Company issued a total of 15,384 shares of common stock at a value of $5.85 per share to the non-employee members of the board of directors as consideration for accrued directors’ fees.

● On May 21, 2019, the Company issued a total of 19,416 shares of common stock at a value of $4.64 per share to the non-employee members of the board of directors as consideration for accrued directors’ fees.

● On September 24, 2019, the Company issued a total of 17,142 shares of common stock at a value of $5.25 per share to the non-employee members of the board of directors as consideration for accrued directors’ fees.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

Eric Rojany, et al. v. FAT Brands Inc., et al., Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC708539, and Daniel Alden, et al. v. FAT Brands Inc., et al., Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC716017.

On June 7, 2018, plaintiff Eric Rojany, a putative investor in the Company, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc., Tripoint Global Equities, LLC and members of the Company’s board of directors, entitled Rojany v. FAT Brands Inc., in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC708539. The complaint asserted claims under Sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, alleging that the defendants were responsible for false and misleading statements and omitted material facts in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, which resulted in declines in the price of the Company’s common stock. Plaintiff alleged that he intended to certify the complaint as a class action and sought compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial. On August 2, 2018, plaintiff Daniel Alden, another putative investor in the Company, filed a second putative class action lawsuit against the same defendants, entitled Alden v. FAT Brands, Inc., in the same court, Case No. BC716017. On September 17, 2018, Rojany and Alden were consolidated under the Rojany case caption and number. On October 10, 2018, plaintiffs Eric Rojany, Daniel Alden, Christopher Hazelton-Harrington and Byron Marin filed a First Amended Consolidated Complaint (“FAC”) against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, James Neuhauser, Edward H. Rensi, Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc. and Tripoint Global Equities, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”), thereby removing Marc L. Holtzman, Squire Junger, Silvia Kessel and Jeff Lotman as defendants. The FAC asserted the same claims as asserted in the original complaint. On November 13, 2018, Defendants filed a demurrer to the FAC. On January 25, 2019, the Court sustained Defendants’ demurrer to the FAC, with leave to amend in part. On February 25, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Consolidated Complaint (“SAC”) against Defendants. On March 27, 2019, Defendants filed a demurrer to the SAC. On July 31, 2019, the Court overruled in part and sustained in part Defendants’ demurrer to the SAC, with leave to amend. On September 20, 2019, Plaintiffs served an initial set of requests for production of documents. At a status conference held on October 28, 2019, Plaintiffs indicated that they would not file a further amended complaint, and instead would rely upon the SAC as the operative complaint. The deadline for Defendants to file an answer to the SAC is November 12, 2019. The Court scheduled a status conference for January 9, 2020, at which time the parties shall present a proposed pretrial schedule for the case.

The Company and other defendants dispute the allegations of the lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend against the claims.

Adam Vignola, et al. v. FAT Brands Inc., et al., United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:18-cv-07469.

On August 24, 2018, plaintiff Adam Vignola, a putative investor in the Company, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc., Tripoint Global Equities, LLC and members of the Company’s board of directors, entitled Vignola v. FAT Brands Inc., in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:18-cv-07469. The complaint asserted claims under Sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, alleging that the defendants are responsible for false and misleading statements and omitted material facts in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, which resulted in declines in the price of the Company’s common stock. The plaintiff alleged that he intended to certify the complaint as a class action and is seeking compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial. On October 23, 2018, Charles Jordan and David Kovacs (collectively, “Lead Plaintiffs”) moved to be appointed lead plaintiffs, and the Court granted Lead Plaintiffs’ motion on November 16, 2018. On January 15, 2019, Lead Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint against the Defendants, thereby removing Marc L. Holtzman, Squire Junger, Silvia Kessel and Jeff Lotman as defendants, asserting allegations and claims for relief substantively identical to those asserted in the FAC filed in Rojany. On March 18, 2019, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the FAC or, in the alterative, to stay the action in favor of Rojany. On June 14, 2019, the Court denied the motion to stay and granted the motion to dismiss, with leave to amend. On August 5, 2019, Lead Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Class Action Complaint (“SAC”) reducing the scope of the allegations previously asserted. On September 9, 2019, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the SAC. The hearing on Defendants’ motion to dismiss the SAC is set for December 16, 2019. All discovery and other proceedings in this action remain stayed by operation of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

The Company and other defendants dispute the allegations of the lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend against the claims.

The Company is obligated to indemnify its officers and directors to the extent permitted by applicable law in connection with the above actions, and has insurance for such individuals, to the extent of the limits of the applicable insurance policies and subject to potential reservations of rights. The Company is also obligated to indemnify Tripoint Global Equities, LLC under certain conditions relating to the Rojany and Vignola matters. These proceedings are in their early stages and the Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters. There can be no assurance that the defendants will be successful in defending against these actions.

The Company is involved in other claims and legal proceedings from time-to-time that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these actions will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources.

Operating Leases

The Company leases corporate headquarters located in Beverly Hills, California comprising 5,478 square feet of space, pursuant to a lease that expires on April 30, 2020, as well as an additional 2,915 square feet of space pursuant to a lease amendment that expires on February 29, 2024. The Company leases 1,775 square feet of space in Plano, Texas for pursuant to a lease that expires on March 31, 2021. The Company also leases 5,057 square feet of space in Falls Church, Virginia pursuant to a lease that expires on April 30, 2020. The Company subleases approximately 2,500 square feet of this lease to an unrelated third party. The Company is not a guarantor to the leases of the restaurants that are being refranchised.

The Company believes that all existing facilities are in good operating condition and adequate to meet current and foreseeable needs.